Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
14.37 % change on previous year
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
-69.19 % change on previous year
Libya
Median
-2.84 % change on previous year
Years covered
44
1981–2024
Data points
8,697
What the numbers show
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 14.37 % change on previous year in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is -69.19 % change on previous year in Libya.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.84 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.76 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 80,238.8%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 2,538.9%).
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22,787.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 10.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 785.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Cyprus | 9.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 323.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 6.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Cuba | 4.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 697.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Singapore | 4.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 434.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Lebanon | 3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 468.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Denmark | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80,238.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Bahrain | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 225.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovakia | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 208.1% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Moldova | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Canada | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Serbia | 0.9781 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 19 | South Africa | 0.8818 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Panama | 0.8543 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 163.5% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0.7956 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 0.7218 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominica | 0.6987 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 0.5324 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 0.4706 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Spain | 0.2622 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Germany | 0.1255 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 28 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Austria | -0.0998 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Fiji | -0.1159 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Finland | -0.1244 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 33 | United States | -0.1563 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritius | -0.1611 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Bangladesh | -0.3555 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | -0.4069 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Belgium | -0.6421 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Belize | -0.7566 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | -0.8933 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | -0.9329 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Oman | -0.9974 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Nigeria | -0.999 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Liberia | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,182.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Brunei | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 576.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 536.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Israel | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Qatar | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 52 | Albania | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Brazil | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.8% | falling |
| 55 | Chile | -1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Algeria | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Zambia | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Australia | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Mongolia | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.4% | falling |
| 60 | Greece | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 177.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Malawi | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Sweden | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Poland | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Jamaica | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 413.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Grenada | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 185.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Czechia | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,422.6% | volatile |
| 68 | South Korea | -1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 69 | Madagascar | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Philippines | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Ukraine | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 74 | Lithuania | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 320.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Argentina | -2.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 76 | Vanuatu | -2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Seychelles | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 419.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Lesotho | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Georgia | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Russia | -2.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Cook Islands | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 232.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Palau | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 187.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Bahamas | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Sudan | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 87 | New Zealand | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 88 | Eswatini | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 565.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Niger | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Egypt | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 91 | Luxembourg | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 92 | Hungary | -2.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 93 | Kiribati | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 597.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | -2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,538.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Rwanda | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Thailand | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 98 | Tonga | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.6% | rising |
| 99 | Mexico | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 100 | British Virgin Islands | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,128.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,223.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 105 | Suriname | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 106 | Micronesia (country) | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Congo | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Malta | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Guinea | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 211.6% | flat |
| 110 | Peru | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 111 | Kuwait | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Angola | -3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Anguilla | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 114 | Comoros | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Iraq | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Samoa | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Haiti | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Solomon Islands | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.5% | rising |
| 120 | Somalia | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Colombia | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Vietnam | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.9% | rising |
| 123 | Guyana | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 124 | Central African Republic | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Montserrat | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 126 | East Timor | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Cote d'Ivoire | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Marshall Islands | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 526.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Guatemala | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Iran | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 132 | Eritrea | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Niue | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Benin | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 135 | Myanmar | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 137 | Pakistan | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 139 | Cameroon | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Tuvalu | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 141 | Mauritania | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 142 | Bulgaria | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Monaco | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 144 | Djibouti | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 145 | Gambia | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 146 | Paraguay | -3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 147 | Barbados | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Chad | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 149 | Honduras | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Burundi | -3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Afghanistan | -3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Togo | -3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 154 | Yemen | -3.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.7% | rising |
| 155 | Gabon | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | -3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 158 | Ghana | -3.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 159 | Andorra | -3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 160 | Morocco | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.9% | flat |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 162 | San Marino | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 163 | Mozambique | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Sri Lanka | -3.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Botswana | -3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Indonesia | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 167 | El Salvador | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 168 | Nepal | -3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 169 | Cambodia | -3.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Laos | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Tanzania | -3.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Namibia | -3.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Cape Verde | -3.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Estonia | -4.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -4.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Mali | -4.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 178 | Bolivia | -4.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 179 | Senegal | -4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Montenegro | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Armenia | -4.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Azerbaijan | -4.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Bhutan | -4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 184 | Belarus | -4.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Maldives | -4.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 186 | United Arab Emirates | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 187 | India | -5.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 188 | Nauru | -5.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 189 | Tunisia | -6.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,247.2% | rising |
| 190 | China | -6.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 191 | North Korea | -7.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Syria | -8.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Latvia | -9.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Palestine | -9.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 181.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Ethiopia | -13.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 177.2% | volatile |
| 196 | North Macedonia | -18.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 632.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Nicaragua | -18.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 214.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Turkey | -30.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 492.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Libya | -69.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,635.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.