Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
28.14
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.1676
Iceland
Median
1.27
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,225
What the numbers show
Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 28.14 in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0.1676 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.27, and the mean is 2.7.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 168.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 180 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 876.2%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 71.4%).
Mortality rate age 5-9: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 28.14 | 2024 | up 876.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Niger | 17.82 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 14.09 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 13.71 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 5 | Nigeria | 13.47 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 6 | South Sudan | 13.45 | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Madagascar | 11.63 | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 8 | Benin | 11.42 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 11.23 | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 10.92 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea | 10.75 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 12 | Chad | 10.7 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 10.24 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.92 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 15 | Burundi | 9.69 | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Sudan | 8.56 | 2024 | up 51.0% | falling |
| 17 | Liberia | 8.45 | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.25 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 19 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.22 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.83 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 21 | Uganda | 6.76 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 22 | Angola | 6.57 | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Djibouti | 6.55 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 6.17 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.1 | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 5.81 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 27 | Kiribati | 5.7 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 28 | Togo | 5.58 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 29 | Ghana | 5.41 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 30 | Timor-Leste | 5.16 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 5.13 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 32 | Haiti | 5.08 | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 4.73 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 34 | Mozambique | 4.72 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 4.62 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 36 | Yemen | 4.35 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 4.33 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 38 | Gabon | 4.32 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 39 | Senegal | 4.24 | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 4.22 | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritania | 4.04 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 3.98 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 43 | Lesotho | 3.97 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 44 | Comoros | 3.78 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 45 | Eswatini | 3.65 | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 46 | Namibia | 3.56 | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 47 | Lebanon | 3.32 | 2024 | up 140.5% | falling |
| 48 | Eritrea | 3.13 | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Marshall Islands | 3.03 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 50 | Pakistan | 3.01 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 51 | Congo | 2.97 | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 2.9 | 2024 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 53 | Niue | 2.72 | 2024 | down 24.9% | flat |
| 54 | Botswana | 2.6 | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 55 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.57 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 56 | Indonesia | 2.5 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 57 | Palau | 2.47 | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 58 | South Africa | 2.4 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 2.38 | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 2.37 | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 2.36 | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 62 | Bhutan | 2.34 | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 2.33 | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 2.33 | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 2.32 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 66 | Iraq | 2.24 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Tuvalu | 2.23 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 68 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.2 | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 69 | Fiji | 2.18 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.14 | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Philippines | 2.09 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 2.01 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 73 | Suriname | 2 | 2024 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 74 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 1.96 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Myanmar | 1.9 | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 76 | India | 1.9 | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Grenada | 1.87 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 1.82 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 79 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.76 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 80 | Guatemala | 1.71 | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Egypt | 1.69 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 82 | Honduras | 1.66 | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Thailand | 1.64 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 84 | Cook Islands | 1.59 | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 1.56 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 86 | El Salvador | 1.53 | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.52 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 88 | Ecuador | 1.51 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 89 | Jamaica | 1.48 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 90 | Dominica | 1.47 | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Algeria | 1.46 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 92 | Panama | 1.4 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 1.37 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 94 | Tunisia | 1.37 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.35 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 96 | Mongolia | 1.33 | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Peru | 1.32 | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.32 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 99 | Morocco | 1.29 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.29 | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Guyana | 1.27 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.26 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 1.23 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 104 | Oman | 1.2 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 105 | Brazil | 1.2 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 1.19 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 1.13 | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Mexico | 1.12 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 109 | Belize | 1.11 | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 110 | British Virgin Islands | 1.1 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 111 | Cuba | 1.1 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.07 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 113 | Tonga | 1.07 | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 114 | Libya | 1.06 | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Croatia | 1.06 | 2024 | up 65.4% | falling |
| 116 | Samoa | 1.05 | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 117 | Colombia | 1.04 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 118 | Naoero | 1.02 | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 120 | Bahamas | 1 | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9895 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 122 | Seychelles | 0.9714 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 123 | Viet Nam | 0.9582 | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Armenia | 0.9566 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 125 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.9359 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 126 | Türkiye | 0.9048 | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Argentina | 0.9004 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 128 | Republic of Moldova | 0.8929 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 129 | Bahrain | 0.8912 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 0.8808 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 131 | Malaysia | 0.8794 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 0.8743 | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8599 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 134 | Paraguay | 0.8363 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 135 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.8301 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 0.8131 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 137 | Ukraine | 0.7991 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 138 | Kuwait | 0.799 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7849 | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7843 | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 141 | Qatar | 0.7654 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 142 | Mauritius | 0.7553 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 143 | Albania | 0.7289 | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 144 | Russia | 0.7287 | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 145 | Georgia | 0.7132 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 146 | Bulgaria | 0.6787 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 147 | Jordan | 0.6751 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6619 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 0.6605 | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Montserrat | 0.6479 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 151 | Uruguay | 0.6339 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 152 | Romania | 0.6301 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 153 | United States | 0.6205 | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 154 | Chile | 0.6049 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 155 | Anguilla | 0.5862 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 156 | Serbia | 0.549 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 0.5475 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 158 | Slovak Republic | 0.5275 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 159 | Maldives | 0.5153 | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Lithuania | 0.5094 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 161 | Estonia | 0.5056 | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Latvia | 0.5056 | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 163 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.5048 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 164 | Barbados | 0.4551 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 165 | Canada | 0.4531 | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 166 | Belarus | 0.4449 | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 167 | Montenegro | 0.4439 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 168 | Poland | 0.4414 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 169 | Cyprus | 0.438 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 170 | Hungary | 0.4312 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 171 | Germany | 0.4297 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 172 | Czechia | 0.4239 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 173 | Korea | 0.395 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 174 | New Zealand | 0.3902 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 175 | France | 0.3808 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 176 | Portugal | 0.3767 | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Israel | 0.3762 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 178 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.3755 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 179 | Australia | 0.3725 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 180 | Japan | 0.37 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 181 | Finland | 0.3626 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 182 | Netherlands | 0.3583 | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 183 | Spain | 0.3569 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 184 | Italy | 0.3499 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 185 | Singapore | 0.3495 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 186 | United Kingdom | 0.3423 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 187 | Switzerland | 0.3377 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 188 | Austria | 0.3336 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 189 | Monaco | 0.3316 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 190 | Belgium | 0.328 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 191 | Sweden | 0.316 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 192 | Andorra | 0.3146 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 193 | Greece | 0.3007 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 194 | Malta | 0.2991 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 195 | Slovenia | 0.2918 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 196 | Norway | 0.2893 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 197 | Denmark | 0.2737 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 198 | Ireland | 0.2503 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 199 | Luxembourg | 0.2318 | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 200 | San Marino | 0.1711 | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Iceland | 0.1676 | 2024 | down 43.5% | 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 10.88
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.58
- World Bank Low Income 8.34
- Least developed countries 6.83
- Eastern and Southern Africa 6.2
- Landlocked developing countries 5.87
- World Bank Lower-Middle Income 4.05
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 3.9
- Northern Africa 3.15
- Small island developing States 3.11
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 2.9
- Western Asia 2.63