Child mortality rate by sex by country
The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .
Countries reporting
196
Highest
10.95 deaths per 100 live births
Nigeria
Lowest
0.1146 deaths per 100 live births
San Marino
Median
1.36 deaths per 100 live births
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
12,985
What the numbers show
Child mortality rate by sex is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 10.95 deaths per 100 live births in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1146 deaths per 100 live births in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.36 deaths per 100 live births, and the mean is 2.22 deaths per 100 live births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 96.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 175 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 94.4%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.5%).
Child mortality rate by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 10.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 10.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 4 | South Sudan | 9.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 5 | Chad | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 8.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 8.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 10 | Liberia | 7.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 5.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 20 | Sudan | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique | 5.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 22 | Lesotho | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 5.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 5.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 4.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Kiribati | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Haiti | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Angola | 4.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 29 | Djibouti | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 33 | East Timor | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 35 | Eswatini | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Gambia | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Palestine | 3.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 3.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Congo | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Comoros | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Namibia | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 43 | Kenya | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Yemen | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Rwanda | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 47 | Tanzania | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 48 | Dominica | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Myanmar | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 50 | Mauritania | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 51 | South Africa | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 52 | Senegal | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 54 | Eritrea | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Gabon | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 59 | India | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Laos | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 64 | Philippines | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Nepal | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Guyana | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 68 | Niue | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Egypt | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Algeria | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Iraq | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Micronesia (country) | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Palau | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Syria | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Grenada | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Cambodia | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Indonesia | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Jamaica | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Bhutan | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 88 | North Korea | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Paraguay | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 91 | Moldova | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 93 | Bolivia | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Vietnam | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Panama | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Suriname | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 98 | Mauritius | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Honduras | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Samoa | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Seychelles | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Cook Islands | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Brazil | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 104 | British Virgin Islands | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 106 | Mongolia | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Mexico | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Peru | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Belize | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Bahamas | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 113 | Tunisia | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Ecuador | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Iran | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Colombia | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 0.9528 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Oman | 0.9347 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei | 0.9183 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 123 | El Salvador | 0.9072 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 0.8982 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Libya | 0.8891 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Turkey | 0.8861 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Armenia | 0.8659 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahrain | 0.8551 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Argentina | 0.8539 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Tonga | 0.8459 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Albania | 0.8441 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 0.8305 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8233 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Thailand | 0.8035 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 0.7839 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Cuba | 0.7606 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Malaysia | 0.7553 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Kuwait | 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Nauru | 0.7427 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Ukraine | 0.7079 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 141 | Romania | 0.6698 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Montserrat | 0.6633 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Uruguay | 0.6608 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6384 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Chile | 0.622 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 146 | United States | 0.5908 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Anguilla | 0.5696 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 149 | Slovakia | 0.5598 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Qatar | 0.5519 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 151 | China | 0.5419 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Sri Lanka | 0.5259 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Croatia | 0.5252 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Bulgaria | 0.5238 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Maldives | 0.4978 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Canada | 0.4962 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Serbia | 0.4823 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Cyprus | 0.4632 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Russia | 0.4628 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 161 | New Zealand | 0.4357 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4333 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 163 | United Kingdom | 0.417 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.412 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 165 | France | 0.3972 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Poland | 0.3772 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Denmark | 0.3617 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Switzerland | 0.3546 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Greece | 0.3511 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Netherlands | 0.3506 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Germany | 0.3437 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Hungary | 0.3336 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Belgium | 0.3326 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Australia | 0.3298 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Lithuania | 0.3079 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Israel | 0.3072 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Austria | 0.3033 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Portugal | 0.291 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Spain | 0.2896 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 181 | North Macedonia | 0.2637 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | 0.2601 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 183 | South Korea | 0.2527 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Singapore | 0.2512 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Italy | 0.2476 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Monaco | 0.2379 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 187 | Japan | 0.2336 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Czechia | 0.2304 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Latvia | 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Norway | 0.223 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Montenegro | 0.2229 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Sweden | 0.2185 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Andorra | 0.2161 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Finland | 0.2152 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Slovenia | 0.2069 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Belarus | 0.2047 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Estonia | 0.1804 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 199 | San Marino | 0.1146 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
About this data
The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .