Mortality rate 1-59 months by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
80.21
Niger
Lowest
0.6718
San Marino
Median
5.87
Years covered
74
1951–2024
Data points
12,128
What the numbers show
Mortality rate 1-59 months is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 80.21 in Niger; the lowest is 0.6718 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.87, and the mean is 12.83.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 119.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 175 fell. The largest increase was in State of Palestine (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 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 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 | State of Palestine | 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 | United Republic of Tanzania | 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 | Nauru | 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 | Russia | 3.17 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 3.16 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 140 | China (People’s Republic of) | 3.13 | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Cabo 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 | Slovak Republic | 3.02 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 146 | Croatia | 2.9 | 2024 | up 59.0% | falling |
| 147 | United States | 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 | 1.65 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Israel | 1.63 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 171 | 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 | Germany | 1.42 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | 1.39 | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Australia | 1.33 | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Latvia | 1.3 | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Ireland | 1.28 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Netherlands | 1.26 | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Denmark | 1.26 | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Czechia | 1.19 | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Monaco | 1.19 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 190 | Andorra | 1.17 | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Austria | 1.14 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Switzerland | 1.09 | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Estonia | 1.07 | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Norway | 1.07 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Finland | 0.9918 | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Sweden | 0.9885 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Slovenia | 0.9808 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Italy | 0.8993 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Luxembourg | 0.7233 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 200 | 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 (UNICEF Prog.regions) 62.68
- África Occidental y Central 62.68
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 46.13
- África Subsahariana 45.84
- World Bank (low income) 44.98
- Africa (WHO regions) 44.81
- Países menos adelantados 35.19
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 29.89
- África Oriental y Meridional 28.13
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 27.2
- World Bank (lower middle income) 22.68
- World 20.52