Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group by country
Countries reporting
106
Highest
12.59
Nigeria
Lowest
0.2337
Belarus
Median
3.2
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
3,710
What the numbers show
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 12.59 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.2337 in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.2, and the mean is 3.79.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 54.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 71.5%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.7%).
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 12.59 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 11.98 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 10.65 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 4 | Chad | 10.39 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 5 | South Sudan | 9.73 | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 9.65 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.51 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 9.44 | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 9.22 | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 10 | Liberia | 8.91 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 11 | Benin | 8.13 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 12 | Mali | 7.8 | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 7.76 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.92 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.74 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 6.7 | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 6.63 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 6.62 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.54 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 20 | Sudan | 6.37 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 21 | Lesotho | 6.19 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 6.01 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 5.88 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 5.74 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 5.51 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 26 | Haiti | 5.41 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 27 | Kiribati | 5.38 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 28 | Angola | 5.06 | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 4.99 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 30 | East Timor | 4.93 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Zambia | 4.87 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 32 | Uganda | 4.85 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 33 | Burundi | 4.77 | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 4.56 | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 35 | Eswatini | 4.44 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 36 | Gambia | 4.4 | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 37 | Namibia | 4.03 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 38 | Congo | 3.98 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 3.98 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 40 | Comoros | 3.95 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 41 | Turkmenistan | 3.94 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 42 | Kenya | 3.89 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 43 | Yemen | 3.87 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 44 | Palestine | 3.81 | 2024 | up 71.5% | falling |
| 45 | Rwanda | 3.76 | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Myanmar | 3.75 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 47 | Mauritania | 3.75 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 48 | Tanzania | 3.74 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 49 | Eritrea | 3.72 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 50 | Senegal | 3.63 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 51 | Ghana | 3.59 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 52 | South Africa | 3.52 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 53 | Gabon | 3.3 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 3.11 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 3.08 | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Laos | 3.02 | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 57 | Fiji | 2.95 | 2024 | up 41.7% | flat |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 2.77 | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 2.64 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 60 | India | 2.62 | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 61 | Nepal | 2.59 | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Egypt | 2.22 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 63 | Iraq | 2.15 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 64 | Algeria | 2.1 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 65 | Guatemala | 2.09 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 1.92 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 67 | Cambodia | 1.91 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Syria | 1.86 | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 1.8 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Indonesia | 1.74 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 1.72 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.69 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 73 | Bhutan | 1.68 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Paraguay | 1.67 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 75 | Vietnam | 1.66 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 76 | Moldova | 1.64 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 77 | Morocco | 1.59 | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Bolivia | 1.57 | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Suriname | 1.57 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 80 | Honduras | 1.48 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 81 | Samoa | 1.46 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 82 | Brazil | 1.4 | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Mongolia | 1.34 | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 1.33 | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.31 | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Jordan | 1.3 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 87 | Peru | 1.29 | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Belize | 1.27 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 89 | Tunisia | 1.22 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 1.15 | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Colombia | 1.14 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 92 | El Salvador | 1 | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Tonga | 0.9632 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 94 | Armenia | 0.9544 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 95 | Turkey | 0.9487 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 0.9474 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Argentina | 0.9432 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 98 | Albania | 0.9274 | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Thailand | 0.8869 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 100 | Georgia | 0.8615 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Ukraine | 0.7938 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 0.5881 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 103 | Maldives | 0.5463 | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Serbia | 0.5383 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 0.2785 | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 0.2337 | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |