Number of child deaths unwpp by country
Countries reporting
235
Highest
771,644
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
666
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Number of child deaths unwpp is currently reported for 235 countries. The highest value is 771,644 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 666, and the mean is 20,524.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 207 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 98.2%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 100.0%).
Number of child deaths unwpp: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 771,644 | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 1 | Mayotte | 123 | 2023 | up 86.4% | falling |
| 2 | India | 642,598 | 2023 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 2 | Anguilla | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 405,643 | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 312,148 | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | Montserrat | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Niue | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Tokelau | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 181,015 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 123,007 | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 95,733 | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 92,374 | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Tanzania | 90,186 | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 87,654 | 2023 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 85,201 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 12 | Sudan | 83,414 | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 81,376 | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 80,047 | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 15 | Somalia | 79,142 | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Chad | 79,068 | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 17 | China | 70,824 | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 66,701 | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 19 | Uganda | 65,931 | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 64,828 | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 21 | Cameroon | 64,104 | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 60,947 | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 55,713 | 2023 | down 29.0% | flat |
| 24 | Yemen | 54,401 | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 25 | Philippines | 51,634 | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 26 | Guinea | 44,951 | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 44,801 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt | 42,457 | 2023 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 37,100 | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 36,223 | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 36,058 | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 35,706 | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 33 | Zambia | 35,250 | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 34 | South Sudan | 31,927 | 2023 | down 26.1% | flat |
| 35 | Vietnam | 28,546 | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 26,373 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 37 | Malawi | 25,719 | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 38 | Mexico | 25,454 | 2023 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 25,032 | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 40 | United States | 22,683 | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 22,505 | 2023 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 22,295 | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 21,097 | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 19,471 | 2023 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 18,533 | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 46 | Nepal | 15,081 | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Togo | 14,864 | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 14,480 | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 49 | Turkey | 14,408 | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 14,388 | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 51 | Iran | 13,851 | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 12,619 | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 53 | Liberia | 11,993 | 2023 | down 19.4% | flat |
| 54 | Syria | 11,566 | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 55 | Bolivia | 10,762 | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 56 | Morocco | 10,726 | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 10,162 | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 58 | Colombia | 8,456 | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Cambodia | 8,324 | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 8,135 | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 61 | Guatemala | 8,105 | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 62 | Venezuela | 8,047 | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 7,984 | 2023 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Congo | 7,474 | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 65 | Mauritania | 6,499 | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 6,456 | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 6,396 | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 68 | Laos | 6,366 | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 69 | North Korea | 6,203 | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Russia | 5,935 | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 5,245 | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 72 | Thailand | 4,873 | 2023 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,452 | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 74 | Libya | 4,191 | 2023 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Lesotho | 4,009 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 3,941 | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,843 | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 78 | Palestine | 3,821 | 2023 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 3,600 | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 80 | Gambia | 3,566 | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 81 | Eritrea | 3,453 | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 82 | Malaysia | 3,421 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 3,323 | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 3,230 | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 85 | Ecuador | 3,214 | 2023 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 2,941 | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 87 | United Kingdom | 2,936 | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 88 | France | 2,691 | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,585 | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 90 | Gabon | 2,568 | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 91 | Germany | 2,562 | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Botswana | 2,311 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 93 | Paraguay | 2,309 | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 2,232 | 2023 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 2,041 | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 1,946 | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 1,826 | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Japan | 1,761 | 2023 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Canada | 1,753 | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Lebanon | 1,727 | 2023 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Ukraine | 1,530 | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Eswatini | 1,471 | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 103 | East Timor | 1,447 | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 104 | Djibouti | 1,203 | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 105 | Poland | 1,196 | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Australia | 1,162 | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 1,157 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 108 | El Salvador | 1,139 | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Comoros | 1,128 | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 110 | Romania | 1,093 | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Italy | 1,038 | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Spain | 982 | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Chile | 915 | 2023 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Oman | 869 | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Mongolia | 850 | 2023 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Israel | 685 | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 117 | South Korea | 684 | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Netherlands | 666 | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Jamaica | 645 | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 636 | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 121 | Taiwan | 585 | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Cuba | 557 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Fiji | 480 | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 124 | Moldova | 464 | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Guyana | 432 | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 126 | Kuwait | 428 | 2023 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | 411 | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Belgium | 410 | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 401 | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 382 | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 353 | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Armenia | 342 | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Hungary | 337 | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 134 | New Zealand | 320 | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Switzerland | 303 | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Serbia | 300 | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovakia | 293 | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Greece | 286 | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Austria | 279 | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Portugal | 276 | 2023 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Albania | 275 | 2023 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Czechia | 261 | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 260 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Western Sahara | 255 | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 145 | Sweden | 240 | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Uruguay | 228 | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 226 | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Denmark | 199 | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Kiribati | 188 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 150 | Ireland | 176 | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Suriname | 175 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritius | 169 | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Belarus | 168 | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 159 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 155 | Qatar | 148 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 147 | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Croatia | 126 | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Norway | 124 | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahrain | 122 | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Puerto Rico | 114 | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Finland | 113 | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Singapore | 103 | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 101 | 2023 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 88 | 2023 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 165 | Samoa | 86 | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 166 | French Guiana | 81 | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 79 | 2023 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Belize | 76 | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Hong Kong | 76 | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Reunion | 76 | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Lithuania | 72 | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Brunei | 61 | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Micronesia (country) | 57 | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 174 | Bahamas | 55 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 174 | Latvia | 55 | 2023 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Cyprus | 51 | 2023 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 177 | New Caledonia | 49 | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Luxembourg | 48 | 2023 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Guam | 41 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 180 | Slovenia | 40 | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 38 | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 35 | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Barbados | 33 | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Malta | 33 | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Maldives | 31 | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Martinique | 31 | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Seychelles | 26 | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Tonga | 26 | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Estonia | 24 | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Montenegro | 24 | 2023 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Dominica | 23 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 191 | Marshall Islands | 23 | 2023 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 193 | Grenada | 22 | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 194 | French Polynesia | 20 | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17 | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Curacao | 16 | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Aruba | 14 | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Macao | 14 | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Isle of Man | 10 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 201 | Greenland | 9 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 202 | Iceland | 8 | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Nauru | 7 | 2023 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 204 | Jersey | 7 | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 206 | American Samoa | 6 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Faroe Islands | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 207 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 207 | United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 210 | Gibraltar | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 210 | Saint Martin (French part) | 4 | 2023 | down 42.9% | flat |
| 210 | Palau | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 210 | Tuvalu | 4 | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 210 | British Virgin Islands | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 215 | Andorra | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 215 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 215 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 215 | Guernsey | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 219 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 219 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 221 | Bermuda | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Monaco | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 225 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 225 | Falkland Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 225 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 225 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |