Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male by country
Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years
Countries reporting
193
Highest
46,714
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Tuvalu
Median
96
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,400
What the numbers show
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 46,714 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 96, and the mean is 1,327.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 147 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 916.3%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 46,714 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 2 | India | 24,778 | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 17,300 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 10,560 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 5 | China | 8,923 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 8,397 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8,355 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 8 | Niger | 7,889 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 6,921 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 10 | Sudan | 6,037 | 2024 | up 70.9% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 5,218 | 2024 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 12 | Madagascar | 5,007 | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 13 | Cameroon | 4,802 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 4,712 | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Somalia | 4,330 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 4,129 | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 3,962 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,905 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 3,500 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 20 | Chad | 3,392 | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 21 | Yemen | 2,793 | 2024 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 22 | Mozambique | 2,756 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 23 | Egypt | 2,623 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 24 | Philippines | 2,614 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 2,443 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 26 | Benin | 2,383 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Guinea | 2,232 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 28 | Burundi | 2,132 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 29 | South Sudan | 2,002 | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 1,989 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 1,926 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 1,892 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 33 | Palestine, State of | 1,870 | 2024 | up 916.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Kenya | 1,836 | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 1,832 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 36 | Iraq | 1,477 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 1,474 | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 1,472 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 39 | United States of America | 1,398 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 1,341 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 41 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1,311 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 1,282 | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 1,242 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 44 | Myanmar | 1,029 | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 988 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 971 | 2024 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 950 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Algeria | 823 | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 49 | Nepal | 778 | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 768 | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Togo | 744 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 52 | Liberia | 696 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 53 | Thailand | 695 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 54 | Türkiye | 676 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Haiti | 660 | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 596 | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 57 | Rwanda | 513 | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 507 | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 505 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 60 | Syrian Arab Republic | 495 | 2024 | down 77.4% | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 413 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 411 | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 399 | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 385 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 65 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 379 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 66 | Argentina | 359 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritania | 345 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 301 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 69 | Congo | 296 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 70 | Malaysia | 281 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 71 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 257 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 72 | Ecuador | 253 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 253 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 74 | Honduras | 217 | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 202 | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Germany | 201 | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 197 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 78 | Japan | 195 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 79 | Gambia | 192 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 192 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 81 | Lebanon | 184 | 2024 | up 119.0% | falling |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 182 | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 167 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 84 | Tunisia | 166 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 85 | Eritrea | 163 | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 86 | France | 158 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 86 | Ukraine | 158 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 88 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 156 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 89 | Namibia | 154 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 90 | Gabon | 149 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 137 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 134 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 129 | 2024 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 126 | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Lesotho | 124 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 96 | Canada | 98 | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 97 | Timor-Leste | 96 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Poland | 93 | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 93 | 2024 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 100 | Italy | 92 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 101 | Jordan | 91 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 88 | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Republic of Korea | 87 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Libya | 86 | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Botswana | 83 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 106 | Djibouti | 80 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 106 | Spain | 80 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 108 | Chile | 78 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 109 | Romania | 73 | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Cuba | 72 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 111 | Australia | 68 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 111 | Oman | 68 | 2024 | up 54.5% | falling |
| 113 | Mongolia | 66 | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Panama | 61 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 114 | Paraguay | 61 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 116 | Eswatini | 59 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 47 | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 118 | Comoros | 44 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 119 | Israel | 38 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 120 | Netherlands | 34 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 31 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 122 | Jamaica | 30 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 123 | Kuwait | 29 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 29 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 125 | Belarus | 27 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 25 | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Czechia | 25 | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Georgia | 24 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 129 | Belgium | 23 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 129 | Hungary | 23 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 129 | Republic of Moldova | 23 | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Armenia | 22 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 21 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 133 | Serbia | 21 | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Sweden | 21 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 136 | Croatia | 20 | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Switzerland | 17 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 137 | Portugal | 17 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovakia | 17 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 140 | Austria | 16 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 140 | Greece | 16 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 142 | Bhutan | 15 | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Uruguay | 15 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 144 | New Zealand | 14 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 144 | Qatar | 14 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 146 | Albania | 13 | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Suriname | 13 | 2024 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 148 | Guyana | 12 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 148 | Kosovo | 12 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 12 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 10 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 152 | Finland | 10 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 152 | Kiribati | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 157 | Denmark | 9 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 157 | Ireland | 9 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 157 | Norway | 9 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 157 | Singapore | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | Lithuania | 8 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 162 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Latvia | 6 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Belize | 5 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 5 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 164 | Mauritius | 5 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | Cyprus | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | Estonia | 4 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4 | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Samoa | 4 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 173 | Bahamas | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 173 | Slovenia | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Grenada | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 175 | Maldives | 2 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 175 | Montenegro | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 175 | Tonga | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Barbados | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Dominica | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 180 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Malta | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Seychelles | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 188 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 188 | Naoero | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 256,163
- European Union 989
- Low & middle income 251,678
- Euro area 745
- IDA & IBRD total 250,526
- Middle income 167,882
- Sub-Saharan Africa 161,047
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 161,047
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 161,046
- Pre-demographic dividend 151,721
- Lower middle income 137,082
- Least developed countries 112,328
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 108,028
- Africa Western and Central 86,222
- Early-demographic dividend 84,661
- Low income 76,143
- Africa Eastern and Southern 74,825
- South Asia 30,411
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 30,411
- Upper middle income 29,677
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 27,024
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 26,564
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 24,694
- East Asia & Pacific 23,738
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 23,361
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 22,962
- Arab World 22,370
- Late-demographic dividend 16,657
- Latin America & Caribbean 7,347
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7,272
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 7,135
- OECD members 5,485
- Europe & Central Asia 5,099
- High income 4,484
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 4,140
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 3,161
- Post-demographic dividend 3,104
- North America 1,496
- Small states 458
- Other small states 326
About this data
Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years