Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) by country
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
109.5 per 1,000 live births
Nigeria
Lowest
1.1 per 1,000 live births
San Marino
Median
13.35 per 1,000 live births
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
13,475
What the numbers show
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 109.5 per 1,000 live births in Nigeria; the lowest is 1.1 per 1,000 live births in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.35 per 1,000 live births, and the mean is 22.08 per 1,000 live births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 100.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 173 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 91.7%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.8%).
Mortality rate, under-5, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 109.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 106.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 95.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 4 | South Sudan | 91.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 5 | Chad | 91 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 85.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 84.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 83.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 81.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 10 | Liberia | 79 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 69.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 68.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 20 | Sudan | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique | 55 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 22 | Lesotho | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 51.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 48.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Kiribati | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 27 | Haiti | 47.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Angola | 44.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 29 | Djibouti | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 31 | Malawi | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Uganda | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 43 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 35 | Eswatini | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Gambia | 37.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Palestine, State of | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 36 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 40 | Congo | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 40 | Comoros | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Namibia | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 43 | Kenya | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 44 | Yemen | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Rwanda | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 47 | Dominica | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 49 | Myanmar | 33 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 49 | Mauritania | 33 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 51 | South Africa | 32.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 52 | Senegal | 32.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 54 | Eritrea | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 56 | Gabon | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 59 | India | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 64 | Philippines | 23.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 65 | Nepal | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 22.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Guyana | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 68 | Egypt | 20.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Algeria | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Iraq | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Palau | 19 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 75 | Tuvalu | 17 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Grenada | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | 16 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Jamaica | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Bhutan | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Republic of Moldova | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 89 | Paraguay | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 92 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Morocco | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Viet Nam | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritius | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Suriname | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 98 | Honduras | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Samoa | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Seychelles | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Brazil | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 102 | British Virgin Islands | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Mongolia | 12 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Mexico | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Jordan | 11.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Peru | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Bahamas | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 109 | Belize | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Tunisia | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Ecuador | 11.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Colombia | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Cape Verde | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 10 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Oman | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 121 | El Salvador | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Barbados | 9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Türkiye | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Armenia | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahrain | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Argentina | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Tonga | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Thailand | 8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Kosovo | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Georgia | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Cuba | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Malaysia | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Kuwait | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Naoero | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Ukraine | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 140 | Romania | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Uruguay | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Chile | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 144 | United States of America | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Saudi Arabia | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovakia | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Qatar | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 148 | China | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Croatia | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Bulgaria | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Canada | 5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Maldives | 5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Malta | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Serbia | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Cyprus | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Russian Federation | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 158 | New Zealand | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 160 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 162 | France | 4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Poland | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Denmark | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Ireland | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Switzerland | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Greece | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Netherlands | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Germany | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Australia | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Belgium | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Hungary | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Israel | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Lithuania | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Austria | 3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Spain | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Portugal | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Iceland | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 178 | North Macedonia | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Italy | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Republic of Korea | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Singapore | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | Monaco | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 184 | Czechia | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Japan | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Latvia | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 187 | Andorra | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Finland | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Montenegro | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Norway | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Sweden | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Slovenia | 2.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Belarus | 2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Estonia | 1.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 85.68 per 1,000 live births
- European Union 3.54 per 1,000 live births
- IDA blend 70.49 per 1,000 live births
- Euro area 3.4 per 1,000 live births
- Pre-demographic dividend 69.07 per 1,000 live births
- Sub-Saharan Africa 65.7 per 1,000 live births
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 65.64 per 1,000 live births
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 65.64 per 1,000 live births
- Low income 63.5 per 1,000 live births
- IDA total 57.76 per 1,000 live births
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 57.02 per 1,000 live births
- Least developed countries 53.05 per 1,000 live births
- Africa Eastern and Southern 51.85 per 1,000 live births
- IDA only 51.1 per 1,000 live births
- Lower middle income 41.3 per 1,000 live births
- Low & middle income 37.91 per 1,000 live births
- IDA & IBRD total 37.4 per 1,000 live births
- World 34.9 per 1,000 live births
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 34.83 per 1,000 live births
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 34.81 per 1,000 live births
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 33.2 per 1,000 live births
- Middle income 32.06 per 1,000 live births
- Arab World 31.03 per 1,000 live births
- Early-demographic dividend 27.45 per 1,000 live births
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 26.57 per 1,000 live births
- South Asia 26.5 per 1,000 live births
- Other small states 26.02 per 1,000 live births
- Small states 23.06 per 1,000 live births
- Pacific island small states 20.92 per 1,000 live births
- IBRD only 18.7 per 1,000 live births
- Caribbean Small States 16.13 per 1,000 live births
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 13.95 per 1,000 live births
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.84 per 1,000 live births
- Latin America & Caribbean 13.8 per 1,000 live births
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 12.5 per 1,000 live births
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.46 per 1,000 live births
- Upper middle income 12 per 1,000 live births
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11.95 per 1,000 live births
- East Asia & Pacific 11.9 per 1,000 live births
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 9.5 per 1,000 live births
About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.