Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
560,670
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Montserrat
Median
684
Years covered
70
1955–2024
Data points
11,247
What the numbers show
Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 560,670 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 684, and the mean is 12,871.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 180 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 204.2%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
Deaths age 1-59 months: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 560,670 | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 2 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 279,614 | 2024 | up 28.3% | flat |
| 3 | India | 228,818 | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 133,063 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 5 | Niger | 81,811 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 76,439 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 7 | Sudan | 62,409 | 2024 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 8 | Chad | 52,332 | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 9 | Somalia | 50,734 | 2024 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 10 | Uganda | 45,850 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 43,276 | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Mozambique | 42,079 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 13 | Angola | 41,512 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 41,197 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 15 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 38,867 | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 16 | Madagascar | 38,562 | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 17 | Indonesia | 38,227 | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 37,479 | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 36,493 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36,183 | 2024 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 21 | China | 31,076 | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Guinea | 29,750 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 28,339 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 26,720 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 25 | Kenya | 26,719 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 23,624 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 27 | Yemen | 23,361 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 22,174 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 29 | Egypt | 20,182 | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Brazil | 18,561 | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 31 | South Sudan | 18,249 | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Zambia | 18,005 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 33 | Malawi | 16,271 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 15,821 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 15,602 | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 36 | Myanmar | 15,563 | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 15,063 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 13,193 | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Burundi | 12,683 | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 12,092 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Iraq | 10,726 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 42 | United States of America | 10,338 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 43 | Mexico | 9,839 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Togo | 9,503 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 45 | Liberia | 8,885 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 46 | Senegal | 8,008 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 47 | Rwanda | 7,972 | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Haiti | 7,738 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 49 | Algeria | 6,219 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 5,668 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Türkiye | 5,444 | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 5,340 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4,899 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 4,884 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 4,611 | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,572 | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Palestine, State of | 4,250 | 2024 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Russian Federation | 4,218 | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 59 | Congo | 4,185 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 60 | Guatemala | 4,158 | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3,895 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 62 | Morocco | 3,835 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Colombia | 3,717 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Peru | 3,443 | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 3,216 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 2,707 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritania | 2,701 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 68 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 2,649 | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,628 | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Thailand | 2,311 | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 2,290 | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Argentina | 2,270 | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,237 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,232 | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2,164 | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 1,904 | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Eritrea | 1,808 | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Malaysia | 1,761 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Lesotho | 1,726 | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 1,638 | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 81 | Ecuador | 1,609 | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Gambia | 1,560 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 83 | Honduras | 1,521 | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Namibia | 1,362 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 85 | Jordan | 1,297 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 86 | Japan | 1,212 | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 87 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,132 | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Gabon | 1,110 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 89 | Paraguay | 1,053 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 90 | Germany | 1,044 | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 91 | France | 1,010 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Botswana | 949 | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 909 | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Timor-Leste | 790 | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 783 | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 763 | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 755 | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 730 | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Canada | 726 | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Panama | 713 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 101 | Romania | 684 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Lebanon | 670 | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 629 | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Eswatini | 588 | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 105 | Libya | 575 | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Poland | 573 | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 107 | El Salvador | 568 | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Australia and New Zealand | 525 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 109 | Djibouti | 511 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 110 | Spain | 498 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Cuba | 420 | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Mongolia | 420 | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Australia | 403 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Comoros | 403 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 115 | Republic of Korea | 398 | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Chile | 382 | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Oman | 372 | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Italy | 353 | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Israel | 282 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 256 | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 243 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 122 | Fiji | 236 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 123 | Netherlands | 211 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 195 | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Kuwait | 182 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 167 | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 166 | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Georgia | 164 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Slovakia | 161 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Belgium | 160 | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 156 | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Serbia | 148 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Hungary | 144 | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Republic of Moldova | 142 | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Jamaica | 139 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Portugal | 131 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 127 | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 138 | New Zealand | 122 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Czechia | 116 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 116 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Belarus | 110 | 2024 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 142 | Kiribati | 107 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 143 | Sweden | 102 | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100 | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | 98 | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Croatia | 95 | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Switzerland | 93 | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Austria | 92 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain | 85 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 150 | Singapore | 75 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 151 | Albania | 73 | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Denmark | 73 | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 73 | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 154 | Ireland | 70 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Mauritius | 70 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Suriname | 66 | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Qatar | 60 | 2024 | down 35.5% | flat |
| 159 | Norway | 55 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Samoa | 50 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46 | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 46 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Finland | 44 | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Lithuania | 34 | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Cyprus | 33 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 166 | North Macedonia | 30 | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 27 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 167 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 169 | Belize | 25 | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 20 | 2024 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Latvia | 19 | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovenia | 17 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Bahamas | 15 | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 174 | Estonia | 13 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Marshall Islands | 13 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 174 | Tonga | 13 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 12 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Montenegro | 11 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Barbados | 10 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Maldives | 10 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Seychelles | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 182 | Malta | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Grenada | 7 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 184 | Iceland | 6 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Dominica | 3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 190 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Naoero | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Anguilla | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Niue | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 198 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Monaco | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Montserrat | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.59 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.81 million
- World Bank Lower-Middle Income 1.39 million
- West and Central Africa 1.26 million
- Least developed countries 1.21 million
- World Bank Low Income 898,179
- Landlocked developing countries 496,139
- Eastern and Southern Africa 482,561
- Central and Southern Asia 460,657
- Southern Asia 444,800
- South Asia 439,901
- World Bank Upper-Middle Income 188,319
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 148,273
- East Asia and Pacific 140,023
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 136,069
- South-Eastern Asia 100,314
- Northern Africa 93,975
- Middle East and North Africa 84,203
- Latin America and the Caribbean 65,579
- Latin America and Caribbean 65,579
- Western Asia 54,298
- Eastern Asia 35,755
- Europe and Central Asia 35,254
- World Bank High Income 29,371
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia 28,930
- Europe and Northern America 23,901
- Small island developing States 19,940
- Central Asia 15,857
- Europe 12,837
- North America 11,064
- Northern America 11,064
- Western Europe 6,324
- Oceania 6,191
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 5,666