Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age by country
Countries reporting
193
Highest
138,731
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
445
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
7,455
What the numbers show
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 138,731 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 445, and the mean is 4,327.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 136 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 1,290.7%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 70.5%).
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 138,731 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 2 | India | 99,563 | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 55,196 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 34,846 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 5 | China | 29,735 | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 24,390 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 23,913 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 22,238 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 21,322 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 10 | Sudan | 17,557 | 2024 | up 75.7% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 15,525 | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 12 | Madagascar | 15,185 | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 13 | Cameroon | 14,275 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 14,036 | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12,916 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 12,786 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 17 | Somalia | 12,494 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Angola | 11,979 | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 19 | Chad | 11,665 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 10,777 | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 10,048 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 22 | Egypt | 8,792 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 23 | Yemen | 8,724 | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 8,344 | 2024 | up 1,290.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Ghana | 8,057 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 26 | Mozambique | 8,050 | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 27 | Brazil | 7,916 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 28 | Burundi | 7,275 | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 29 | Benin | 7,052 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 30 | South Sudan | 6,646 | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Guinea | 6,494 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 6,304 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 33 | United States of America | 6,171 | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 34 | Kenya | 5,997 | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 35 | Mexico | 5,815 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 5,736 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 37 | Iraq | 5,461 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 38 | Zambia | 5,285 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 5,019 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 4,979 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 41 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4,632 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 4,272 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 4,188 | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3,973 | 2024 | up 96.8% | falling |
| 45 | Senegal | 3,924 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 3,516 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Myanmar | 3,420 | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 3,308 | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Thailand | 3,300 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 50 | Algeria | 2,880 | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 51 | Türkiye | 2,701 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 52 | Togo | 2,496 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 53 | Nepal | 2,471 | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Liberia | 2,287 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 55 | Haiti | 2,225 | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,963 | 2024 | down 70.5% | rising |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 1,770 | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 1,746 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 59 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1,702 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 60 | Guatemala | 1,568 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 61 | Argentina | 1,553 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 61 | Peru | 1,553 | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 63 | Rwanda | 1,475 | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Morocco | 1,443 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 65 | Cambodia | 1,335 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1,235 | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Malaysia | 1,120 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 68 | Ecuador | 1,080 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 1,022 | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 70 | Honduras | 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Congo | 968 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 72 | Mauritania | 950 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 73 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 895 | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 74 | Japan | 845 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 801 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 76 | Ukraine | 778 | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 749 | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Germany | 698 | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 79 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 660 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 651 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 81 | Lebanon | 650 | 2024 | up 122.6% | falling |
| 82 | Gambia | 634 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 628 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 599 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 85 | France | 597 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 86 | Tunisia | 593 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 580 | 2024 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 553 | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Eritrea | 523 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 90 | El Salvador | 519 | 2024 | up 33.1% | falling |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 502 | 2024 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 92 | Gabon | 493 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 93 | Namibia | 484 | 2024 | down 24.7% | flat |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 451 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 95 | Canada | 450 | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 95 | Lesotho | 450 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 445 | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 98 | Poland | 438 | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Italy | 410 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 406 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 101 | Korea | 370 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Spain | 351 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 103 | Chile | 337 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 104 | Libya | 322 | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Eswatini | 314 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 106 | Jordan | 303 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 107 | Timor-Leste | 287 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Botswana | 286 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 109 | Paraguay | 278 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 110 | Cuba | 274 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 111 | Romania | 272 | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Australia | 268 | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 113 | Djibouti | 255 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 114 | Mongolia | 242 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 114 | Panama | 242 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 116 | Oman | 209 | 2024 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 117 | Netherlands | 158 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 147 | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 119 | Israel | 138 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 137 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 121 | Comoros | 131 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 122 | Jamaica | 119 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 123 | Kuwait | 107 | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 124 | Belarus | 104 | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 101 | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Czechia | 100 | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Sweden | 96 | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 128 | Belgium | 94 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 129 | Republic of Moldova | 93 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Georgia | 89 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 131 | Hungary | 86 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 86 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 131 | Serbia | 86 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 134 | Fiji | 85 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 135 | Bhutan | 83 | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 136 | Armenia | 77 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 137 | Portugal | 76 | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Croatia | 72 | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Austria | 67 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 139 | Slovakia | 67 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 139 | Uruguay | 67 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 142 | New Zealand | 64 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 143 | Greece | 63 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 144 | Switzerland | 62 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 145 | Albania | 55 | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Guyana | 52 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 147 | Kosovo | 49 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 49 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48 | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Finland | 47 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 151 | Qatar | 45 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 152 | Norway | 43 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 154 | Ireland | 41 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 155 | Denmark | 39 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 155 | Singapore | 39 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 157 | Bahrain | 38 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 158 | Lithuania | 33 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 31 | 2024 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 160 | Kiribati | 30 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 161 | North Macedonia | 27 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 162 | Mauritius | 22 | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 163 | Latvia | 21 | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Belize | 19 | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 19 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17 | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 167 | Estonia | 16 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Slovenia | 15 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Cyprus | 14 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Samoa | 13 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 171 | Bahamas | 12 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | 12 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 173 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 174 | Maldives | 9 | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Grenada | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 175 | Montenegro | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Barbados | 5 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 5 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 178 | Tonga | 5 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 4 | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 181 | Malta | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 181 | Seychelles | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 186 | Dominica | 2 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Iceland | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 189 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Naoero | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 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 835,085
- Sur 45
- Africa (WHO region) 463,033
- Mus 22
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 447,816
- Low income (World Bank) 236,875
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 124,957
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 118,503
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 105,638
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 72,457
- Americas (WHO region) 36,852
- Europe (WHO region) 19,281
- High income (World Bank) 18,662