Number of child deaths, per capita by country
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
0.0044 deaths per person
Niger
Lowest
0 deaths per person
San Marino
Median
0.0002 deaths per person
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
11,379
What the numbers show
Number of child deaths, per capita is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 0.0044 deaths per person in Niger; the lowest is 0 deaths per person in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0002 deaths per person, and the mean is 0.0006 deaths per person.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 188 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 87.4%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 100.0%).
Number of child deaths, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 0.0044 deaths per person | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 2 | Somalia | 0.0041 deaths per person | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 3 | Chad | 0.0039 deaths per person | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 0.0039 deaths per person | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 5 | Nigeria | 0.0037 deaths per person | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0035 deaths per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 0.003 deaths per person | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 0.0028 deaths per person | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 0.0027 deaths per person | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 10 | South Sudan | 0.0027 deaths per person | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Liberia | 0.0026 deaths per person | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 0.0024 deaths per person | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 0.0023 deaths per person | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 0.0021 deaths per person | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 0.0021 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 16 | Sudan | 0.002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar | 0.0019 deaths per person | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 0.0019 deaths per person | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 0.0019 deaths per person | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 0.0018 deaths per person | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Angola | 0.0018 deaths per person | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Uganda | 0.0017 deaths per person | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 26 | Zambia | 0.0015 deaths per person | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 27 | Burundi | 0.0015 deaths per person | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 28 | Pakistan | 0.0015 deaths per person | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 0.0015 deaths per person | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Lesotho | 0.0014 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 0.0014 deaths per person | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Kiribati | 0.0013 deaths per person | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Yemen | 0.0013 deaths per person | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0013 deaths per person | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 0.0013 deaths per person | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritania | 0.0012 deaths per person | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Congo | 0.0012 deaths per person | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 38 | Haiti | 0.0012 deaths per person | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Comoros | 0.0011 deaths per person | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Eswatini | 0.0011 deaths per person | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 0.001 deaths per person | 2024 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 42 | Rwanda | 0.001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Senegal | 0.001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Timor-Leste | 0.001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 0.001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Djibouti | 0.001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 47 | Namibia | 0.001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 48 | Eritrea | 0.001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0009 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Ghana | 0.0009 deaths per person | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Gabon | 0.0009 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 0.0008 deaths per person | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 0.0008 deaths per person | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 0.0007 deaths per person | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 55 | South Africa | 0.0006 deaths per person | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0006 deaths per person | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Myanmar | 0.0006 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 0.0006 deaths per person | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 0.0006 deaths per person | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Iraq | 0.0006 deaths per person | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 0.0005 deaths per person | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Solomon Islands | 0.0005 deaths per person | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Fiji | 0.0005 deaths per person | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Guyana | 0.0005 deaths per person | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0005 deaths per person | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Nepal | 0.0005 deaths per person | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 0.0005 deaths per person | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.0005 deaths per person | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 69 | India | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Philippines | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Algeria | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominica | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Samoa | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0004 deaths per person | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 0.0003 deaths per person | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0003 deaths per person | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 0.0003 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Paraguay | 0.0003 deaths per person | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 0.0003 deaths per person | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Indonesia | 0.0003 deaths per person | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Suriname | 0.0003 deaths per person | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Jordan | 0.0003 deaths per person | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Morocco | 0.0003 deaths per person | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Mongolia | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Panama | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Viet Nam | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Palau | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Belize | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Tonga | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Bhutan | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Jamaica | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Grenada | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Peru | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Mexico | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Seychelles | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Ecuador | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Brazil | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Naoero | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Oman | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Tunisia | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Libya | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 116 | El Salvador | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Colombia | 0.0002 deaths per person | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritius | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahamas | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Türkiye | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Armenia | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Albania | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Barbados | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahrain | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Argentina | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Malaysia | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 133 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Georgia | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Kuwait | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Cuba | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Thailand | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Romania | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 142 | United States of America | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Slovakia | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Chile | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Qatar | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Maldives | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Israel | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Bulgaria | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Cyprus | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 151 | New Zealand | 0.0001 deaths per person | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Serbia | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Canada | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Russian Federation | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Croatia | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 156 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Ukraine | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 160 | France | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Australia | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Denmark | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 164 | China | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Ireland | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Netherlands | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Poland | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Switzerland | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Hungary | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Belgium | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Germany | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Iceland | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Austria | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Montenegro | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Greece | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 176 | North Macedonia | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Lithuania | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Portugal | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Monaco | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 180 | Norway | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Sweden | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Czechia | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Luxembourg | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Spain | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Singapore | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Latvia | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Slovenia | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Finland | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Italy | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Belarus | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Estonia | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Japan | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Korea | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Andorra | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 195 | San Marino | 0 deaths per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.