Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) by country
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
115.6 per 1,000 live births
Nigeria
Lowest
1.3 per 1,000 live births
San Marino, Republic of
Median
15 per 1,000 live births
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
13,506
What the numbers show
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 115.6 per 1,000 live births in Nigeria; the lowest is 1.3 per 1,000 live births in San Marino, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 15 per 1,000 live births, and the mean is 24.38 per 1,000 live births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 89.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 173 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 92.3%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia, Republic of (down 74.8%).
Mortality rate, under-5: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 115.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 110.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 101.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 4 | Chad | 97.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 5 | South Sudan, Republic of | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 92.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 90.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 89.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 8 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 89.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 9 | Least developed countries | 57.96 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 10 | Liberia | 86.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 74.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 74.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 73 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 68 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 64.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 64.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d’Ivoire | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 20 | Sudan | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 21 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 60 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique, Republic of | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 56.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 56 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 25 | Kiribati | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 26 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 53 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Haiti | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 28 | Angola | 49 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 29 | Djibouti | 48.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Uganda | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 33 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 35 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 37 | Gambia | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Namibia | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 39.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 40 | Congo, Republic of | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 41 | Comoros, Union of the | 39 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Turkmenistan | 39 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 43 | Kenya | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 44 | Yemen, Republic of | 38.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Palestine | 37.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Rwanda | 37.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 47 | Tanzania | 37 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 48 | Myanmar | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 48 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Senegal | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 52 | Dominica | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 53 | South Africa | 35.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 54 | Eritrea, The State of | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 33.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 56 | Gabon | 32.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji, Republic of | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 41.3% | falling |
| 61 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 63 | India | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Philippines | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 65 | Guyana | 25.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 66 | Nepal | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 70 | Iraq | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Algeria | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Palau, Republic of | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 20.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | 20 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Tuvalu | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 77 | Cambodia | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Grenada | 18 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 17.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Jamaica | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Indonesia | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Lebanon | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Viet Nam | 17.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Bhutan | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 85 | St. Lucia | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Vanuatu | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Moldova, Republic of | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 91 | Paraguay | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 92 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 93 | Suriname | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 94 | Bolivia | 15.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 15.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritius | 15.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Honduras | 15 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Samoa | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Brazil | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Seychelles | 14 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 102 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 103 | Mongolia | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Mexico | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Ecuador | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Jordan | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Peru | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Belize | 12.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahamas, The | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 110 | British Virgin Islands | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Tunisia | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Colombia | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 114 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 11.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Cabo Verde | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Oman | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 10 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Barbados | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Libya | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Armenia | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Türkiye, Republic of | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Argentina | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Tonga | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Thailand | 9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Kosovo | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Cuba | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Georgia | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Malaysia | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Nauru, Republic of | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Kuwait | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Ukraine | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 140 | Uruguay | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Romania | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Chile | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 144 | United States | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovak Republic | 6.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Saudi Arabia | 6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Qatar | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 149 | China (People’s Republic of) | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Croatia, Republic of | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Canada | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Maldives | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Serbia, Republic of | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Malta | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Russian Federation | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 157 | Cyprus | 5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 159 | United Kingdom | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 159 | New Zealand | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 162 | France | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Poland, Republic of | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Denmark | 4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Switzerland | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Ireland | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Netherlands, The | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Greece | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Belgium | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Germany | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Hungary | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Australia | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Lithuania, Republic of | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Austria | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Israel | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Spain | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Portugal | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Iceland | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Korea, Republic of | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 178 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Italy | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Monaco | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 181 | Singapore | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Czech Republic | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Andorra, Principality of | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Latvia, Republic of | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 185 | Norway | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Finland | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Japan | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Montenegro | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Sweden | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Belarus, Republic of | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Slovenia, Republic of | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Luxembourg | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Estonia, Republic of | 2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino, Republic of | 1.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | down 35.0% | 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 91.27 per 1,000 live births
- Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000 live births
- IDA blend 75.89 per 1,000 live births
- Pre-demographic dividend 74.46 per 1,000 live births
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 71.12 per 1,000 live births
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 71.11 per 1,000 live births
- Low income 68.8 per 1,000 live births
- IDA total 62.75 per 1,000 live births
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 62.41 per 1,000 live births
- Africa Eastern and Southern 57.25 per 1,000 live births
- IDA only 55.86 per 1,000 live births
- Lower middle income 43.8 per 1,000 live births
About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.