Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
49.32
Nigeria
Lowest
0.0459
San Marino
Median
1.76
Years covered
95
1930–2024
Data points
14,451
What the numbers show
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 49.32 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.0459 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.76, and the mean is 5.78.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,074.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 185 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 379.8%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 93.0%).
Child Mortality rate age 1-4: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 49.32 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 48.27 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 3 | Chad | 43.44 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 38.16 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 37.98 | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 35.24 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 34.38 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 32.83 | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 32.68 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Benin | 30.96 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 11 | South Sudan | 26.99 | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Mali | 26.73 | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.37 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 25.62 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 15 | Liberia | 24.7 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 16 | Togo | 22.07 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.38 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 18 | Palestine, State of | 21.25 | 2024 | up 379.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.57 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Madagascar | 20.31 | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 19.53 | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Angola | 17.43 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Burundi | 17.08 | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Mozambique | 16.42 | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Kiribati | 14.86 | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Haiti | 14.32 | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Zambia | 14.25 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 28 | Timor-Leste | 13.45 | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Uganda | 13.24 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 30 | Congo | 12.47 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 11.25 | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 11.12 | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 10.37 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Gambia | 10.04 | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Eritrea | 9.84 | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 8.83 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 37 | Rwanda | 8.62 | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 8.6 | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.53 | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 8.37 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Pakistan | 8.14 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 7.87 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritania | 6.9 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Gabon | 6.87 | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 6.21 | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Djibouti | 6.12 | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Fiji | 5.74 | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 5.47 | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Viet Nam | 5.33 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 4.96 | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Philippines | 4.9 | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Kenya | 4.86 | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 4.76 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Yemen | 4.45 | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.43 | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Myanmar | 4.27 | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Marshall Islands | 4.16 | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Comoros | 4.1 | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Lesotho | 3.84 | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Solomon Islands | 3.7 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Bhutan | 3.53 | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 3.39 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 3.37 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 3.34 | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 65 | India | 3.31 | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Namibia | 3.17 | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3.14 | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Eswatini | 3.03 | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 3.01 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Nepal | 2.94 | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Palau | 2.91 | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 2.75 | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 2.71 | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Samoa | 2.64 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Indonesia | 2.55 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominica | 2.39 | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Lebanon | 2.38 | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 2.37 | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Tunisia | 2.34 | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.25 | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 2.23 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | 2.22 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Mongolia | 2.22 | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.16 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Cambodia | 2.08 | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Cook Islands | 2.06 | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.05 | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 2.03 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 89 | Guyana | 2.02 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.02 | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Oman | 2.01 | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Brazil | 1.98 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Ecuador | 1.96 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Peru | 1.94 | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.94 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Libya | 1.89 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Belize | 1.88 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 1.82 | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Paraguay | 1.8 | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.79 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 101 | Cuba | 1.76 | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Tonga | 1.75 | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 1.74 | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 104 | China | 1.65 | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Niue | 1.62 | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.61 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Türkiye | 1.59 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Egypt | 1.57 | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritius | 1.57 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Grenada | 1.54 | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Croatia | 1.53 | 2024 | up 107.2% | falling |
| 112 | Argentina | 1.5 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.49 | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Bahrain | 1.46 | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.43 | 2024 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Jamaica | 1.42 | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 1.42 | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 1.38 | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.36 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 1.34 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Malaysia | 1.34 | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Romania | 1.31 | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 1.31 | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Uruguay | 1.29 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahamas | 1.29 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 126 | Botswana | 1.25 | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Thailand | 1.24 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 128 | El Salvador | 1.22 | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Georgia | 1.15 | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Armenia | 1.11 | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Seychelles | 1.1 | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Kuwait | 1.09 | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 1.09 | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.06 | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Colombia | 1.06 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Suriname | 1.05 | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Qatar | 1.05 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 1.04 | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.02 | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Morocco | 1.02 | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 141 | United Arab Emirates | 1.01 | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Jordan | 0.9995 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 143 | United States of America | 0.9958 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 144 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9934 | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Albania | 0.9834 | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Mexico | 0.9797 | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Slovakia | 0.9692 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Chile | 0.9609 | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 149 | France | 0.9154 | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Cyprus | 0.8771 | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Serbia | 0.8262 | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.783 | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.7294 | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 154 | New Zealand | 0.7196 | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 0.7182 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Barbados | 0.7158 | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Canada | 0.7135 | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Iceland | 0.6986 | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Maldives | 0.697 | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Israel | 0.6829 | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Hungary | 0.638 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Malta | 0.6343 | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Japan | 0.6181 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Poland | 0.6112 | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Uzbekistan | 0.5985 | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Germany | 0.5952 | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Greece | 0.5902 | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Belgium | 0.5847 | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Spain | 0.5731 | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Portugal | 0.5604 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.5513 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 172 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.548 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Lithuania | 0.5474 | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Naoero | 0.547 | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Belarus | 0.5301 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Austria | 0.5226 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Australia | 0.5186 | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Cape Verde | 0.5175 | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Czechia | 0.491 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Estonia | 0.4861 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Netherlands | 0.4833 | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Finland | 0.4816 | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Singapore | 0.4768 | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Republic of Korea | 0.4687 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Montenegro | 0.4543 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 186 | Monaco | 0.453 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 187 | Switzerland | 0.4451 | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Sweden | 0.4435 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Norway | 0.4433 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Ireland | 0.4326 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Denmark | 0.4279 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Slovenia | 0.4242 | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Anguilla | 0.4128 | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Italy | 0.4095 | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Latvia | 0.348 | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 196 | North Macedonia | 0.3469 | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Luxembourg | 0.3161 | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Montserrat | 0.2924 | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Ukraine | 0.2643 | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Andorra | 0.0883 | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 201 | San Marino | 0.0459 | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- West and Central Africa 36.62
- World 9.96
- Sub-Saharan Africa 25.25
- World Bank Low Income 23.19
- Least developed countries 17.98
- Landlocked developing countries 14.93
- Eastern and Southern Africa 13.43
- World Bank Lower-Middle Income 11.09
- Small island developing States 7.91
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 7.59
- Northern Africa 6.68
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 4.7
- South Asia 4.53
- Southern Asia 4.42
- Central and Southern Asia 4.31
- Oceania 3.79
- South-Eastern Asia 3.37
- Western Asia 2.71
- East Asia and Pacific 2.66
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 2.48
- Central Asia 2.27
- World Bank Upper-Middle Income 2.25
- Middle East and North Africa 2.17
- Latin America and the Caribbean 2.08
- Latin America and Caribbean 2.08
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia 1.68
- Eastern Asia 1.61
- Europe and Central Asia 1.19
- North America 0.9707
- Northern America 0.9707
- World Bank High Income 0.8524
- Europe and Northern America 0.8165
- Europe 0.7189
- Western Europe 0.5994