Child mortality line chart by sex by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
10.95
Nigeria
Lowest
0.1146
San Marino
Median
1.33
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
12,985
What the numbers show
Child mortality line chart by sex is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 10.95 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1146 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.33, and the mean is 2.19.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 96.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 177 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 94.4%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.5%).
Child mortality line chart by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 10.95 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 10.65 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 9.52 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 4 | South Sudan | 9.15 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 5 | Chad | 9.1 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 8.51 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 8.46 | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 8.39 | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.18 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 10 | Liberia | 7.9 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 7.04 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 6.93 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 6.87 | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.24 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.16 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 5.95 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 5.78 | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.72 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 5.71 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 20 | Sudan | 5.66 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique | 5.5 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 22 | Lesotho | 5.35 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 5.17 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 5.08 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 4.89 | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Kiribati | 4.84 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Haiti | 4.77 | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Angola | 4.44 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 29 | Djibouti | 4.41 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 4.37 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 4.35 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 4.35 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 33 | East Timor | 4.34 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 4.3 | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 35 | Eswatini | 4.02 | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 3.85 | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Gambia | 3.77 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Palestine | 3.67 | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 3.6 | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Congo | 3.55 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Comoros | 3.55 | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Namibia | 3.54 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 43 | Kenya | 3.47 | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Yemen | 3.44 | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Rwanda | 3.41 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 3.38 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 47 | Tanzania | 3.32 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 48 | Dominica | 3.32 | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Myanmar | 3.3 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 50 | Mauritania | 3.3 | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 51 | South Africa | 3.24 | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 52 | Senegal | 3.23 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 3.18 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 54 | Eritrea | 3.02 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 2.96 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Gabon | 2.89 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 2.83 | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 2.78 | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 59 | India | 2.67 | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 2.63 | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Laos | 2.56 | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 2.47 | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 2.38 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 64 | Philippines | 2.36 | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Nepal | 2.31 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela | 2.22 | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Guyana | 2.19 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 68 | Niue | 2.11 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Egypt | 2.07 | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Algeria | 1.97 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Iraq | 1.97 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Micronesia (country) | 1.95 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Palau | 1.9 | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 1.83 | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 1.82 | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 1.7 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.7 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 1.67 | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Syria | 1.66 | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Grenada | 1.64 | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Cambodia | 1.62 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 1.6 | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 1.59 | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Indonesia | 1.58 | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 1.56 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Jamaica | 1.56 | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Bhutan | 1.53 | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 88 | North Korea | 1.49 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.48 | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Paraguay | 1.47 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 91 | Moldova | 1.46 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.42 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 93 | Bolivia | 1.41 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Vietnam | 1.41 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | 1.41 | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Panama | 1.39 | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Suriname | 1.38 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 98 | Mauritius | 1.38 | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Honduras | 1.34 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Samoa | 1.33 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Seychelles | 1.29 | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Cook Islands | 1.29 | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Brazil | 1.26 | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 104 | British Virgin Islands | 1.22 | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.22 | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 106 | Mongolia | 1.2 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Mexico | 1.18 | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 1.17 | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 1.16 | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Peru | 1.16 | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Belize | 1.14 | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Bahamas | 1.14 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 113 | Tunisia | 1.13 | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Ecuador | 1.12 | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Iran | 1.07 | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Colombia | 1.03 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.03 | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 1.01 | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 0.9528 | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Oman | 0.9347 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei | 0.9183 | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 123 | El Salvador | 0.9072 | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 0.8982 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Libya | 0.8891 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Turkey | 0.8861 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Armenia | 0.8659 | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahrain | 0.8551 | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Argentina | 0.8539 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Tonga | 0.8459 | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Albania | 0.8441 | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 0.8305 | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8233 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Thailand | 0.8035 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 0.7839 | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Cuba | 0.7606 | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Malaysia | 0.7553 | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Kuwait | 0.7447 | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Nauru | 0.7427 | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Ukraine | 0.7079 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 141 | Romania | 0.6698 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Montserrat | 0.6633 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Uruguay | 0.6608 | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6384 | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Chile | 0.622 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 146 | United States | 0.5908 | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5714 | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Anguilla | 0.5696 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 149 | Slovakia | 0.5598 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Qatar | 0.5519 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 151 | China | 0.5419 | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Sri Lanka | 0.5259 | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Croatia | 0.5252 | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Bulgaria | 0.5238 | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Maldives | 0.4978 | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Canada | 0.4962 | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Malta | 0.4942 | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Serbia | 0.4823 | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Cyprus | 0.4632 | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Russia | 0.4628 | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 161 | New Zealand | 0.4357 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4333 | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 163 | United Kingdom | 0.417 | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.412 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 165 | France | 0.3972 | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Poland | 0.3772 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Denmark | 0.3617 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Ireland | 0.3566 | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Switzerland | 0.3546 | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Greece | 0.3511 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Netherlands | 0.3506 | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Germany | 0.3437 | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Hungary | 0.3336 | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Belgium | 0.3326 | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Australia | 0.3298 | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Lithuania | 0.3079 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Israel | 0.3072 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Austria | 0.3033 | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Portugal | 0.291 | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Spain | 0.2896 | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 181 | North Macedonia | 0.2637 | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | 0.2601 | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 183 | South Korea | 0.2527 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Singapore | 0.2512 | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Italy | 0.2476 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Monaco | 0.2379 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 187 | Japan | 0.2336 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Czechia | 0.2304 | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Latvia | 0.2293 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Norway | 0.223 | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Montenegro | 0.2229 | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Sweden | 0.2185 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Andorra | 0.2161 | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Finland | 0.2152 | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Slovenia | 0.2069 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Belarus | 0.2047 | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Luxembourg | 0.1978 | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Estonia | 0.1804 | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 199 | San Marino | 0.1146 | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |