Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
80.21
Niger
Lowest
0.6718
San Marino
Median
5.83
Years covered
74
1951–2024
Data points
11,638
What the numbers show
Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 80.21 in Niger; the lowest is 0.6718 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.83, and the mean is 12.77.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 119.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 176 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 188.6%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 65.5%).
Mortality rate 1-59 months: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 80.21 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 79.62 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 3 | Chad | 68.7 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 68.13 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 5 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 67.56 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 63.92 | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 63.81 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 61.21 | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 9 | South Sudan | 57.68 | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Liberia | 55.01 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 51.8 | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 48.82 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 46.16 | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.85 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 40.88 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 16 | Madagascar | 40.19 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 38.64 | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 37.98 | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 35.91 | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 20 | Mozambique | 35.06 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 34.35 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 22 | Lesotho | 32.14 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 31.79 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 24 | Angola | 31.42 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Kiribati | 31.31 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 26 | Haiti | 30.42 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 29.2 | 2024 | up 188.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Burundi | 28.43 | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 29 | Uganda | 27.89 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 27.45 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 31 | Timor-Leste | 26.41 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 25.78 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 22.88 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 34 | Congo | 22.75 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 35 | Djibouti | 21.94 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 36 | Rwanda | 20.63 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 20.62 | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Pakistan | 20.48 | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Eswatini | 20.33 | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 19.71 | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Gambia | 19.63 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 19.48 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 43 | Eritrea | 18.79 | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Namibia | 18.56 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 45 | Kenya | 18.4 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | 17.99 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Yemen | 17.59 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 17.27 | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Myanmar | 17.25 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 17.16 | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Comoros | 16.91 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 16.85 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 53 | Gabon | 16.38 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16.37 | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Mauritania | 16.35 | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 15.87 | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Botswana | 15.28 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Fiji | 14.21 | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 13.96 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 60 | Philippines | 13.03 | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 12.84 | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Solomon Islands | 11.88 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 63 | Guatemala | 11.09 | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Niue | 10.71 | 2024 | down 27.0% | flat |
| 65 | Tuvalu | 10.38 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 66 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.14 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 67 | India | 10.08 | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 10.03 | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Nepal | 9.96 | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Guyana | 9.86 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Bhutan | 9.81 | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Palau | 9.6 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 73 | Iraq | 9.41 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 9.37 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 8.97 | 2024 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 76 | Samoa | 8.96 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 77 | Cambodia | 8.87 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.69 | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Indonesia | 8.6 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Egypt | 8.58 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Viet Nam | 8.48 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.37 | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 7.87 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 84 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 7.74 | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Paraguay | 7.58 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Lebanon | 7.19 | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Brazil | 7.12 | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.01 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Algeria | 6.77 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 6.55 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Peru | 6.42 | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 6.3 | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Morocco | 6.15 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.14 | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Cook Islands | 6.1 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.06 | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Saint Lucia | 6.02 | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 5.96 | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Suriname | 5.94 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 100 | Ecuador | 5.91 | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritius | 5.83 | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 5.81 | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.76 | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 104 | El Salvador | 5.73 | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Grenada | 5.69 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 106 | Seychelles | 5.6 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 107 | British Virgin Islands | 5.59 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 108 | Jordan | 5.55 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 5.51 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 5.48 | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Tonga | 5.31 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 112 | Colombia | 5.24 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Türkiye | 5 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Mexico | 4.75 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Dominica | 4.71 | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Oman | 4.53 | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Armenia | 4.52 | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Libya | 4.49 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Argentina | 4.46 | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Tunisia | 4.33 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahrain | 4.33 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Cuba | 4.33 | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.27 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 4.19 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Jamaica | 4.19 | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Malaysia | 4.05 | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Thailand | 3.99 | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.84 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.81 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 130 | Naoero | 3.71 | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Kuwait | 3.7 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 132 | Romania | 3.7 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 133 | Georgia | 3.66 | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Belize | 3.45 | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Uruguay | 3.4 | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Bahamas | 3.35 | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 137 | Ukraine | 3.33 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 3.17 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 3.16 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 140 | China | 3.13 | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Cape Verde | 3.12 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 3.12 | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Barbados | 3.06 | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Saudi Arabia | 3.05 | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovakia | 3.02 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 146 | Croatia | 2.9 | 2024 | up 59.0% | falling |
| 147 | United States of America | 2.83 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 148 | Montserrat | 2.8 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 149 | Anguilla | 2.52 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.48 | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Albania | 2.46 | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Serbia | 2.43 | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 2.42 | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.32 | 2024 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Cyprus | 2.26 | 2024 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.16 | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Qatar | 2.09 | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 158 | Chile | 2.08 | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 159 | New Zealand | 2.05 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.05 | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Canada | 2.04 | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 1.92 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Malta | 1.77 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Poland | 1.76 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 165 | North Macedonia | 1.74 | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Maldives | 1.73 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Greece | 1.65 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Hungary | 1.65 | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 169 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.65 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Israel | 1.63 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Republic of Korea | 1.63 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Singapore | 1.6 | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Belarus | 1.57 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 174 | Japan | 1.57 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Portugal | 1.53 | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Montenegro | 1.53 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 177 | France | 1.51 | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Lithuania | 1.51 | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Belgium | 1.5 | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Spain | 1.47 | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.45 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 182 | Germany | 1.42 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Iceland | 1.39 | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Australia | 1.33 | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Latvia | 1.3 | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Ireland | 1.28 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Netherlands | 1.26 | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Denmark | 1.26 | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Czechia | 1.19 | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Monaco | 1.19 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 191 | Andorra | 1.17 | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Austria | 1.14 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Switzerland | 1.09 | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Estonia | 1.07 | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Norway | 1.07 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Finland | 0.9918 | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Sweden | 0.9885 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Slovenia | 0.9808 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Italy | 0.8993 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Luxembourg | 0.7233 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 201 | San Marino | 0.6718 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- West and Central Africa 62.68
- Sub-Saharan Africa 45.84
- World Bank Low Income 44.98
- Least developed countries 35.19
- Landlocked developing countries 29.89
- Eastern and Southern Africa 28.13
- World Bank Lower-Middle Income 22.68
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 18.3
- Small island developing States 17.45
- Northern Africa 16.4
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 12.97
- South Asia 12.69