Deaths aged 5 to 9 by country
Countries reporting
193
Highest
86,235
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
172
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,415
What the numbers show
Deaths aged 5 to 9 is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 86,235 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 172, and the mean is 2,413.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 148 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 1,106.2%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Deaths aged 5 to 9: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 86,235 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 2 | India | 45,212 | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 33,158 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 18,291 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 5 | Tanzania | 16,110 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 6 | Niger | 14,976 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 14,365 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 8 | China | 14,142 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Sudan | 11,636 | 2024 | up 79.7% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 11,576 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 9,740 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 9,659 | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 13 | Cameroon | 8,919 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 14 | Somalia | 8,401 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 15 | Mali | 7,714 | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 7,473 | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7,402 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Angola | 7,374 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 19 | Chad | 6,576 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 6,265 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 21 | Yemen | 4,859 | 2024 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 4,816 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 23 | Philippines | 4,743 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 24 | Benin | 4,658 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 4,492 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 26 | Egypt | 4,404 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 4,337 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 28 | Palestine | 4,089 | 2024 | up 1,106.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 4,078 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 30 | South Sudan | 3,893 | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 3,567 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 3,406 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 3,404 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 34 | Kenya | 3,222 | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 3,177 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 2,997 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 2,575 | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 38 | Iraq | 2,499 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 39 | United States | 2,493 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 2,371 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 41 | Iran | 2,269 | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 2,140 | 2024 | up 99.1% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 1,978 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 1,868 | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 1,761 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 46 | Myanmar | 1,703 | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Vietnam | 1,512 | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Algeria | 1,463 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 49 | Togo | 1,400 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 50 | Nepal | 1,304 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Russia | 1,302 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Haiti | 1,250 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Liberia | 1,244 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 54 | Turkey | 1,181 | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Thailand | 1,154 | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 1,027 | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 57 | Syria | 887 | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Rwanda | 851 | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 842 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 60 | Cambodia | 833 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Colombia | 730 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 718 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 687 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 64 | North Korea | 663 | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Venezuela | 646 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 66 | Argentina | 641 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritania | 595 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 68 | Congo | 502 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 497 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 70 | Malaysia | 480 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 71 | Ecuador | 444 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 434 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 73 | Bolivia | 433 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | 372 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 366 | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Japan | 356 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 77 | Germany | 352 | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 347 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 79 | Laos | 342 | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Gambia | 341 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 81 | Lebanon | 332 | 2024 | up 133.8% | falling |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 301 | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 83 | Tunisia | 286 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 83 | Ukraine | 286 | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 280 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 86 | France | 277 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 277 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 88 | Eritrea | 274 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Namibia | 273 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 90 | Gabon | 271 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 233 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 231 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 223 | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Lesotho | 220 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 204 | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 96 | Canada | 182 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 97 | Poland | 172 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 97 | East Timor | 172 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Italy | 165 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 100 | El Salvador | 160 | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 101 | Jordan | 158 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 102 | South Korea | 150 | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 150 | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Djibouti | 148 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 104 | Spain | 148 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 106 | Libya | 146 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Chile | 142 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 108 | Botswana | 139 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 109 | Romania | 129 | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Cuba | 125 | 2024 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 111 | Australia | 118 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 112 | Oman | 115 | 2024 | up 55.4% | falling |
| 113 | Paraguay | 113 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 114 | Panama | 108 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 115 | Mongolia | 106 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Eswatini | 101 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 82 | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 118 | Comoros | 81 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 119 | Israel | 66 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 120 | Netherlands | 65 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 55 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 122 | Jamaica | 51 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 123 | Kuwait | 49 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 124 | Czechia | 48 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | 48 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 126 | Belarus | 47 | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 44 | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Belgium | 41 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 128 | Hungary | 41 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 130 | Georgia | 40 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 131 | Moldova | 39 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Sweden | 39 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 133 | Armenia | 37 | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 37 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 133 | Croatia | 37 | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Serbia | 36 | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Portugal | 33 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Switzerland | 31 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 138 | Slovakia | 31 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 140 | Austria | 30 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 141 | Uruguay | 28 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 142 | Greece | 27 | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 143 | Bhutan | 25 | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Qatar | 25 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 145 | Albania | 24 | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 145 | New Zealand | 24 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 147 | Suriname | 22 | 2024 | up 37.5% | flat |
| 148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Guyana | 21 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 150 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 20 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Bahrain | 19 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 151 | Finland | 19 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 153 | Kiribati | 18 | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 155 | Denmark | 17 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 155 | Ireland | 17 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 155 | Norway | 17 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 17 | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 159 | Singapore | 16 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 160 | Lithuania | 15 | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 161 | North Macedonia | 12 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Latvia | 11 | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Belize | 9 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 9 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritius | 9 | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 166 | Brunei | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Cyprus | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Estonia | 7 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Samoa | 7 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 171 | Micronesia (country) | 6 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 171 | Slovenia | 6 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Bahamas | 5 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 174 | Maldives | 3 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Marshall Islands | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 174 | Montenegro | 3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 174 | Tonga | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 179 | Barbados | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 179 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Malta | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Seychelles | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 185 | Dominica | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 187 | Nauru | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 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 465,785
- (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 307,417
- African Union 307,417
- África Subsahariana 300,276
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 288,640
- Africa (WHO regions) 281,554
- World Bank (lower middle income) 249,655
- Países menos adelantados 208,252
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 193,575
- África Occidental y Central 193,575
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 170,974
- World Bank (low income) 143,387
- Western Africa (African Union) 141,307
- (SDGRC) West Africa 141,307
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 115,440
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 109,295
- África Oriental y Meridional 106,701
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 103,982
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 94,906
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 88,714
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 84,438
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 83,251
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) 81,065
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 78,796
- Asia Meridional 78,796
- Eastern Africa (African Union) 78,391
- East African Community (EAC) 71,052
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 66,236
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 63,976
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 57,932
- Central Africa (African Union) 55,751
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 51,679
- World Bank (upper middle income) 49,803
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 39,263
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 38,592
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 37,955
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 35,571
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 34,742
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 33,889
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 24,241