Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old by country
Countries reporting
17
Highest
19.3
Armenia
Lowest
12.1
Serbia
Median
16.2
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
504
What the numbers show
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 19.3 in Armenia; the lowest is 12.1 in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.2, and the mean is 15.83.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Montserrat (up 9.7%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 19.5%).
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 19.3 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 2 | Panama | 18.7 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 3 | Malta | 17.7 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.5 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 5 | Tonga | 17.1 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 6 | Montserrat | 17 | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 16.9 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 8 | Morocco | 16.6 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 9 | Albania | 16.2 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 16.1 | 2024 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 11 | Peru | 15.8 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 12 | Brazil | 15 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 13.9 | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 14 | Madagascar | 13.6 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 13.1 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 16 | Seychelles | 12.5 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia | 12.1 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Roraima 24.6
- Acre 23.9
- Amapá 21.3
- Piauí 16.3
- Rio de Janeiro 15.7
- Rio Grande do Norte 15
- Goiás 14.7
- Paraíba 14.6
- São Paulo 13.5
- Distrito Federal 13.3
- Ceará 13.2