Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years) by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
59.04
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.3919
San Marino
Median
2.82
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
7,455
What the numbers show
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 59.04 in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0.3919 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.82, and the mean is 5.12.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 151.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 174 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 997.9%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 67.1%).
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 59.04 | 2024 | up 997.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Niger | 29.77 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 23.13 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 22.47 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 22.12 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 6 | South Sudan | 21.57 | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 21.42 | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Chad | 20.31 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 9 | Madagascar | 18.86 | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 18.33 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 11 | Benin | 18.04 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 12 | Mali | 17.82 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 17.75 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 14 | Burundi | 17.58 | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Guinea | 16.63 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 16 | Liberia | 15.76 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.15 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.76 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 13.43 | 2024 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 20 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.84 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.69 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 22 | Eswatini | 11.52 | 2024 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 23 | Angola | 11.26 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Djibouti | 11.23 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 25 | Uganda | 11.15 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 11.01 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 27 | Togo | 10.3 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 28 | Ghana | 9.9 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 29 | Kiribati | 9.77 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 9.31 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 9.26 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 9.25 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 33 | Haiti | 9.07 | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 8.91 | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 8.73 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 8.55 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 37 | Yemen | 8.46 | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 38 | Mozambique | 8.27 | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Gabon | 8.24 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 40 | Lesotho | 8.23 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 7.65 | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 7.62 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 7.5 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Bhutan | 6.83 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 45 | Namibia | 6.72 | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritania | 6.72 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 47 | Comoros | 6.32 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 48 | Lebanon | 6.11 | 2024 | up 120.0% | falling |
| 49 | Eritrea | 5.93 | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Congo | 5.81 | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 5.77 | 2024 | up 52.1% | falling |
| 52 | Pakistan | 5.77 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 5.57 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 54 | Marshall Islands | 5.51 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 55 | South Africa | 5.37 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 56 | Fiji | 5.04 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 57 | Niue | 4.99 | 2024 | down 22.8% | flat |
| 58 | Iraq | 4.85 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.81 | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4.77 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 61 | El Salvador | 4.72 | 2024 | up 51.0% | falling |
| 62 | Honduras | 4.61 | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Palau | 4.61 | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 64 | Grenada | 4.5 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 4.49 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 4.4 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Kenya | 4.38 | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 68 | Nepal | 4.36 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Philippines | 4.34 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 4.33 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 71 | Thailand | 4.3 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 72 | Rwanda | 4.27 | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 4.19 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 74 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.16 | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 75 | India | 4.07 | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 76 | Guatemala | 3.96 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 77 | Myanmar | 3.86 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Cambodia | 3.83 | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 3.81 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 80 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 3.71 | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 3.7 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 82 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.66 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.52 | 2024 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 84 | Ecuador | 3.5 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 85 | Egypt | 3.44 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 86 | Guyana | 3.27 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 87 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3.26 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 88 | Jamaica | 3.22 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 89 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.19 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 90 | Panama | 3.15 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 3.13 | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 92 | Mongolia | 3.12 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 93 | Cook Islands | 3.09 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 3.04 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 95 | Algeria | 3.01 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.97 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 2.92 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.91 | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.87 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 100 | Tunisia | 2.84 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 101 | Peru | 2.81 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 102 | Brazil | 2.76 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 103 | Mexico | 2.65 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 2.6 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 105 | Viet Nam | 2.58 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 106 | Dominica | 2.56 | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 107 | British Virgin Islands | 2.51 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 108 | Belize | 2.46 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 109 | Colombia | 2.42 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 110 | Oman | 2.37 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 111 | Bahamas | 2.33 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.31 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 113 | Libya | 2.31 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Cuba | 2.3 | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 115 | Morocco | 2.18 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 116 | Samoa | 2.17 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 117 | Republic of Moldova | 2.15 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 118 | Paraguay | 2.15 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 119 | Argentina | 2.13 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 120 | Seychelles | 2.1 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 121 | Naoero | 2.07 | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 122 | Türkiye | 2.04 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 123 | Saint Lucia | 2.03 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 124 | Malaysia | 2.02 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.02 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 1.97 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 127 | Kosovo | 1.96 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 127 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.96 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 129 | Armenia | 1.94 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 130 | Croatia | 1.94 | 2024 | up 65.5% | falling |
| 131 | Ukraine | 1.91 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 1.86 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 133 | Bahrain | 1.83 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 134 | Russian Federation | 1.82 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.81 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 1.8 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.72 | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Tonga | 1.7 | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 139 | China | 1.69 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 140 | Kuwait | 1.69 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 141 | Mauritius | 1.68 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 142 | Albania | 1.64 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 143 | Georgia | 1.61 | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 144 | Sri Lanka | 1.59 | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Montserrat | 1.58 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 146 | Barbados | 1.53 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 147 | Bulgaria | 1.51 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 148 | Uruguay | 1.49 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 149 | United States of America | 1.49 | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | 1.47 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Qatar | 1.47 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 152 | Anguilla | 1.45 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 153 | Chile | 1.39 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 154 | Maldives | 1.36 | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 155 | Romania | 1.32 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 156 | Serbia | 1.31 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 157 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.27 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 158 | Jordan | 1.27 | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 159 | North Macedonia | 1.24 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 1.22 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 161 | Slovakia | 1.14 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 162 | Estonia | 1.13 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 163 | Lithuania | 1.12 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 164 | Canada | 1.09 | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 165 | Poland | 1.08 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 166 | Montenegro | 1.03 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 167 | Latvia | 1.02 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 168 | New Zealand | 0.9947 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 169 | Belarus | 0.9442 | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 170 | Cyprus | 0.9394 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 171 | Hungary | 0.9183 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 172 | Czechia | 0.8872 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 173 | Germany | 0.8804 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 174 | Korea | 0.8776 | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Singapore | 0.8751 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 176 | Netherlands | 0.85 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 177 | Portugal | 0.8392 | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Australia | 0.8288 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 179 | Japan | 0.8284 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 180 | Israel | 0.8132 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 181 | Italy | 0.8064 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 182 | Finland | 0.8057 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 183 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7879 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 184 | Spain | 0.7819 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 185 | France | 0.7813 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 186 | Sweden | 0.7639 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 187 | Malta | 0.758 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 188 | Austria | 0.7575 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 189 | Monaco | 0.7297 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 190 | Belgium | 0.7111 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 191 | Andorra | 0.6938 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 192 | Slovenia | 0.6932 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 193 | Norway | 0.6813 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 194 | Switzerland | 0.6766 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 195 | Greece | 0.6568 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 196 | Denmark | 0.6165 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 197 | Ireland | 0.5882 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 198 | Luxembourg | 0.5198 | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 199 | Iceland | 0.4836 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 200 | San Marino | 0.3919 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income (World Bank) 14.33
- Sur 4.08
- Africa (WHO region) 14.07
- Mus 1.68
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 7.25
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 6.55
- World 6.1
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 4.09
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 2.65
- Americas (WHO region) 2.49
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 2.45
- Europe (WHO region) 1.68
- High income (World Bank) 1.22