Child mortality line chart by sex, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality line chart by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
16.1 % change on previous year
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
-71.15 % change on previous year
Libya
Median
-2.79 % change on previous year
Years covered
74
1951–2024
Data points
12,786
What the numbers show
Child mortality line chart by sex, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 16.1 % change on previous year in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is -71.15 % change on previous year in Libya.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.79 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.8 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 4,903.3%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 5,507.6%).
Child mortality line chart by sex, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,903.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 12.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 831.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Cyprus | 9.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 326.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 6.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Singapore | 4.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 471.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Cuba | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 575.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Lebanon | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 482.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,487.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 189.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Slovakia | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 204.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Bahrain | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Moldova | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 222.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Ireland | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Canada | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 0.9185 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Panama | 0.7636 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.2% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 0.7379 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0.7347 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Dominica | 0.6181 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 0.6032 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 0.5187 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 255.5% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 0.4476 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Spain | 0.234 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Germany | 0.0789 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela | 0.0723 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | -0.0148 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 30 | Mauritius | -0.0529 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Finland | -0.0924 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 32 | South Sudan | -0.1119 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 33 | United States | -0.1472 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Fiji | -0.1656 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Bangladesh | -0.4061 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | -0.4362 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Belgium | -0.4654 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 38 | Belize | -0.6569 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | -0.7576 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | -0.9392 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Oman | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Ecuador | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.1% | flat |
| 43 | Nigeria | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Liberia | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 809.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Brunei | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Iceland | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 612.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 371.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Israel | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Qatar | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.6% | falling |
| 53 | Brazil | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | -1.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Algeria | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Malawi | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Mongolia | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.3% | falling |
| 59 | Grenada | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 178.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Greece | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 183.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Czechia | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,727.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Vanuatu | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Zambia | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Jamaica | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 497.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Sweden | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 68 | South Korea | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 69 | Albania | -1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Poland | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 71 | Ukraine | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Argentina | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 74 | Philippines | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Madagascar | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Palau | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 181.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | -2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Lesotho | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Lithuania | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 366.0% | volatile |
| 80 | New Zealand | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 81 | Sudan | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Tajikistan | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Russia | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Seychelles | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 512.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Cook Islands | -2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 247.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Niger | -2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Luxembourg | -2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.4% | rising |
| 89 | Bahamas | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Hungary | -2.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Eswatini | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 585.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Egypt | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 93 | Kiribati | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 496.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,345.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Thailand | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | -2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,306.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.6% | rising |
| 99 | Kuwait | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Malta | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 198.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Rwanda | -2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 534.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 105 | Comoros | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 106 | British Virgin Islands | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,507.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Tonga | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.3% | rising |
| 108 | Mexico | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 109 | Vietnam | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Guinea | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Suriname | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 112 | Peru | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Honduras | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Colombia | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Angola | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Monaco | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Anguilla | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 119 | Micronesia (country) | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Marshall Islands | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Montserrat | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritania | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Iraq | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Central African Republic | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Samoa | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Gambia | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 129 | Iran | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 130 | Barbados | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Togo | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 133 | Eritrea | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 135 | Guatemala | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Tuvalu | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 137 | Djibouti | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 138 | Botswana | -3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Guyana | -3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 140 | East Timor | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Somalia | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Myanmar | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Benin | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 144 | Haiti | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 145 | El Salvador | -3.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Bulgaria | -3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Pakistan | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 148 | Chad | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | -3.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 150 | Paraguay | -3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 151 | Ghana | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Cameroon | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Burundi | -3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Morocco | -3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.1% | falling |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Gabon | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 157 | Niue | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Afghanistan | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Sri Lanka | -3.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Cambodia | -3.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 163 | Yemen | -3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.7% | flat |
| 164 | Indonesia | -3.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Laos | -3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea | -3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 167 | Andorra | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 168 | Nepal | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 169 | Mozambique | -3.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Tanzania | -3.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Namibia | -3.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.1% | volatile |
| 173 | San Marino | -3.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 174 | Estonia | -3.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Cape Verde | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Armenia | -4.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Senegal | -4.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Bolivia | -4.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 180 | Mali | -4.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 181 | Bhutan | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 182 | Belarus | -4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Montenegro | -4.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.8% | falling |
| 184 | United Arab Emirates | -4.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Maldives | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 186 | Azerbaijan | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 187 | India | -5.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Nauru | -5.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 189 | Tunisia | -6.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,694.0% | rising |
| 190 | China | -6.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 191 | North Korea | -7.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Syria | -8.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Latvia | -9.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Palestine | -9.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Ethiopia | -15.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 204.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Nicaragua | -18.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.3% | volatile |
| 197 | North Macedonia | -18.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 621.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Turkey | -32.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 456.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Libya | -71.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,706.4% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality line chart by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality line chart by sex Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality line chart by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.