Child mortality by sex by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
12.14
Nigeria
Lowest
0.1363
San Marino
Median
1.63
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
12,985
What the numbers show
Child mortality by sex is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 12.14 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1363 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.63, and the mean is 2.6.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 89.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 175 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 94.7%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.9%).
Child mortality by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 12.14 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 11.49 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 10.64 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 4 | Chad | 10.32 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 5 | South Sudan | 10.21 | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 9.88 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.73 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 9.61 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 9.52 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 10 | Liberia | 9.34 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 11 | Benin | 7.99 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 7.91 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 7.71 | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.34 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.29 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.13 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 7.1 | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 6.99 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 6.74 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 20 | Sudan | 6.64 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 21 | Lesotho | 6.61 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 6.36 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 23 | Pakistan | 6.08 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 24 | Togo | 6.04 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 25 | Haiti | 5.76 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 26 | Kiribati | 5.75 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 5.7 | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Malawi | 5.39 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Uganda | 5.37 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 30 | Angola | 5.34 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 31 | Djibouti | 5.33 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 5.29 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 33 | East Timor | 5.17 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 5.1 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 5.02 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 36 | Eswatini | 4.97 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 37 | Gambia | 4.68 | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 4.4 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 39 | Namibia | 4.34 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 40 | Kenya | 4.27 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 4.25 | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Congo | 4.24 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 43 | Comoros | 4.22 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Yemen | 4.17 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Rwanda | 4.12 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritania | 4.07 | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Senegal | 4.05 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Tanzania | 4.05 | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 49 | Myanmar | 4.05 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 50 | Ghana | 3.98 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 51 | Palestine | 3.9 | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Eritrea | 3.83 | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominica | 3.8 | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 54 | South Africa | 3.76 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 55 | Botswana | 3.68 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Gabon | 3.62 | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 3.33 | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Laos | 3.29 | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 3.26 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 3.17 | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 3.15 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 2.95 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 63 | Philippines | 2.92 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 64 | Guyana | 2.83 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 65 | Nepal | 2.7 | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 66 | India | 2.65 | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Niue | 2.63 | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Venezuela | 2.62 | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Micronesia (country) | 2.52 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 70 | Egypt | 2.39 | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Iraq | 2.38 | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Palau | 2.37 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Algeria | 2.35 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 2.26 | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 2.17 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 2.12 | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.05 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 78 | Cambodia | 2.04 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Vietnam | 2.03 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Syria | 2.02 | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Jamaica | 1.99 | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Grenada | 1.94 | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 1.94 | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Lebanon | 1.91 | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Bhutan | 1.89 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 1.89 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 1.88 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.87 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 89 | North Korea | 1.84 | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Vanuatu | 1.83 | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Moldova | 1.82 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 1.79 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 93 | Suriname | 1.76 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.74 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 95 | Morocco | 1.73 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Bolivia | 1.72 | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Mauritius | 1.69 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Panama | 1.66 | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Honduras | 1.65 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Samoa | 1.63 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Brazil | 1.57 | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 1.5 | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Seychelles | 1.5 | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.48 | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 105 | Mongolia | 1.48 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Ecuador | 1.45 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Mexico | 1.43 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 1.41 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Peru | 1.41 | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Belize | 1.39 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Cook Islands | 1.38 | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Bahamas | 1.33 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 113 | Tunisia | 1.28 | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Colombia | 1.27 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 115 | British Virgin Islands | 1.25 | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 1.24 | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.22 | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 1.21 | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Iran | 1.19 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 1.12 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Oman | 1.12 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 122 | El Salvador | 1.1 | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Brunei | 1.07 | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Libya | 1.06 | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Barbados | 1.05 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 1.05 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Tonga | 1.05 | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Armenia | 1.05 | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Argentina | 1.04 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Turkey | 1.03 | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Albania | 0.9973 | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Thailand | 0.9877 | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9818 | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Cuba | 0.9462 | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 0.9317 | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Nauru | 0.9032 | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Malaysia | 0.9019 | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahrain | 0.8969 | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Kuwait | 0.8734 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Ukraine | 0.8656 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 141 | Uruguay | 0.8247 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Romania | 0.7894 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7397 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Chile | 0.7264 | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 145 | United States | 0.7012 | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovakia | 0.694 | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 0.6471 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Qatar | 0.6238 | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 0.62 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6193 | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Montserrat | 0.6089 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Croatia | 0.6025 | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 153 | China | 0.6012 | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Serbia | 0.5961 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Maldives | 0.5876 | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Canada | 0.5873 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Malta | 0.5713 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Russia | 0.569 | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Anguilla | 0.552 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 160 | Cyprus | 0.5309 | 2024 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5226 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 0.5165 | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.5154 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 164 | New Zealand | 0.5103 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 165 | France | 0.4694 | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Poland | 0.4649 | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Denmark | 0.4277 | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Netherlands | 0.4247 | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Switzerland | 0.4165 | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Ireland | 0.4149 | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Greece | 0.4121 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Belgium | 0.4097 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Hungary | 0.4062 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Germany | 0.3973 | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Australia | 0.3899 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Lithuania | 0.366 | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Israel | 0.3597 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Austria | 0.3596 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Portugal | 0.3527 | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Spain | 0.3475 | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 181 | South Korea | 0.3051 | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | 0.3028 | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 183 | North Macedonia | 0.2962 | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Monaco | 0.293 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 185 | Italy | 0.2916 | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Czechia | 0.2869 | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Singapore | 0.2839 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Andorra | 0.2829 | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Norway | 0.2735 | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Latvia | 0.2698 | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Sweden | 0.2615 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Belarus | 0.2604 | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Finland | 0.2543 | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Montenegro | 0.2529 | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Japan | 0.2526 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Slovenia | 0.2439 | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Luxembourg | 0.2374 | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Estonia | 0.2217 | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 199 | San Marino | 0.1363 | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |