Deaths age 1-59 months by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
560,670
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Montserrat
Median
698.5
Years covered
70
1955–2024
Data points
11,737
What the numbers show
Deaths age 1-59 months is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 560,670 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 698.5, and the mean is 12,933.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 179 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | 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 | Cote 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 | Vietnam | 12,092 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Iraq | 10,726 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 42 | United States | 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 | Turkey | 5,444 | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 5,340 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Iran | 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 | Syria | 4,572 | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Palestine | 4,250 | 2024 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Russia | 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 | 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 | North Korea | 2,649 | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Laos | 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 | 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 | 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 | East Timor | 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 | Djibouti | 511 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 109 | Spain | 498 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Cuba | 420 | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Mongolia | 420 | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Australia | 403 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Comoros | 403 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 114 | South Korea | 398 | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Chile | 382 | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Oman | 372 | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Italy | 353 | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Israel | 282 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 119 | Solomon Islands | 256 | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 243 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 121 | Fiji | 236 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 122 | Netherlands | 211 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 195 | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Kuwait | 182 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 167 | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Guyana | 166 | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | 164 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovakia | 161 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Belgium | 160 | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Armenia | 156 | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Serbia | 148 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Hungary | 144 | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Moldova | 142 | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Jamaica | 139 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Portugal | 131 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Greece | 127 | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 137 | New Zealand | 122 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Czechia | 116 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Uruguay | 116 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Belarus | 110 | 2024 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 141 | Kiribati | 107 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 142 | Sweden | 102 | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100 | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Bhutan | 98 | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Croatia | 95 | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Switzerland | 93 | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Austria | 92 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahrain | 85 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 149 | Singapore | 75 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Albania | 73 | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Denmark | 73 | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 73 | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 153 | Ireland | 70 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritius | 70 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Suriname | 66 | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Qatar | 60 | 2024 | down 35.5% | flat |
| 158 | Norway | 55 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Samoa | 50 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46 | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 46 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Finland | 44 | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Lithuania | 34 | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Cyprus | 33 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 165 | North Macedonia | 30 | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Brunei | 27 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 166 | Micronesia (country) | 27 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 168 | Belize | 25 | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 20 | 2024 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Latvia | 19 | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Slovenia | 17 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahamas | 15 | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 173 | Estonia | 13 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Marshall Islands | 13 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 173 | Tonga | 13 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 12 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Montenegro | 11 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Barbados | 10 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Maldives | 10 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Seychelles | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 181 | Malta | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Grenada | 7 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 183 | Iceland | 6 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Dominica | 3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 192 | Nauru | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 192 | Anguilla | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Niue | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 197 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Monaco | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | 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
- África Subsahariana 1.81 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 1.75 million
- Africa (WHO regions) 1.70 million
- World Bank (lower middle income) 1.39 million
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 1.26 million
- África Occidental y Central 1.26 million
- Países menos adelantados 1.21 million
- World Bank (low income) 898,179
- África Oriental y Meridional 545,560
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 496,139
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 482,561
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 460,657
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) 444,800
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 439,901
- Asia Meridional 439,901
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 352,758
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 299,812
- World Bank (upper middle income) 188,319
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 148,273
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 146,841
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 142,260
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 140,023
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 136,069
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 120,947
- South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) 100,314
- Northern Africa (UNSDG) 93,975
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 84,203
- Americas (WHO regions) 76,643
- América Latina y el Caribe 65,579
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 65,579
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 65,564
- Western Asia (UNSDG) 54,298
- Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 35,755
- Europe (WHO regions) 35,536
- Europa y Asia Central 35,254
- World Bank (high income) 29,371
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 28,930
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 24,839
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 23,901