Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause by country
Countries reporting
192
Highest
180,851
India
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
467.44
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,444
What the numbers show
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 180,851 in India; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 467.44, and the mean is 4,512.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 159 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 137.2%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 100.0%).
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 180,851 | 2021 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 2 | Pakistan | 87,731 | 2021 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 3 | Nigeria | 51,228 | 2021 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 44,935 | 2021 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 37,456 | 2021 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 21,818 | 2021 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 19,710 | 2021 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 18,687 | 2021 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 9 | Sudan | 16,712 | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Mozambique | 15,903 | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15,886 | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 12 | Angola | 14,646 | 2021 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 13,676 | 2021 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 14 | Philippines | 12,728 | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12,595 | 2021 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 11,915 | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 11,629 | 2021 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 18 | Kenya | 11,560 | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 19 | Yemen | 11,286 | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 20 | China | 10,843 | 2021 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Somalia | 10,164 | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 9,915 | 2021 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Chad | 8,676 | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 24 | Ghana | 8,604 | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 25 | Madagascar | 8,536 | 2021 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 26 | Niger | 8,289 | 2021 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 8,122 | 2021 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 28 | Iraq | 7,936 | 2021 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 29 | Myanmar | 7,912 | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 6,921 | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 6,720 | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 32 | Algeria | 6,640 | 2021 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 6,631 | 2021 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 34 | Benin | 5,862 | 2021 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 35 | Guinea | 5,707 | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 36 | United States of America | 5,459 | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 37 | Malawi | 5,392 | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 5,269 | 2021 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 39 | Mexico | 5,247 | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 4,634 | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 41 | Senegal | 4,633 | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 42 | South Sudan | 4,545 | 2021 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 43 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4,052 | 2021 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 44 | Burundi | 3,772 | 2021 | down 20.3% | flat |
| 45 | Morocco | 3,676 | 2021 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 46 | Nepal | 3,628 | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 3,383 | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 3,242 | 2021 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 2,866 | 2021 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 2,696 | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 51 | Togo | 2,674 | 2021 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2,673 | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 53 | Haiti | 2,528 | 2021 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 54 | Türkiye | 2,482 | 2021 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 2,210 | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,182 | 2021 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 57 | Liberia | 1,983 | 2021 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 1,957 | 2021 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 59 | Cambodia | 1,891 | 2021 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 60 | Guatemala | 1,812 | 2021 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 61 | Peru | 1,727 | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 1,675 | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 63 | Colombia | 1,661 | 2021 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 64 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,508 | 2021 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 65 | Congo | 1,448 | 2021 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 66 | Argentina | 1,419 | 2021 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritania | 1,414 | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 1,354 | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,343 | 2021 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 70 | Thailand | 1,222 | 2021 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 71 | Russian Federation | 1,156 | 2021 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 72 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1,110 | 2021 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 73 | Tunisia | 1,016 | 2021 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 74 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,014 | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 75 | Lesotho | 924.79 | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 76 | Gambia | 911.15 | 2021 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 893.12 | 2021 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 78 | Honduras | 869.38 | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 867.35 | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 857.71 | 2021 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 81 | Malaysia | 838.62 | 2021 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 82 | Jordan | 838.44 | 2021 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 83 | Ecuador | 797.03 | 2021 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 789.79 | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 85 | Eritrea | 757.61 | 2021 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 86 | Germany | 705.14 | 2021 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea | 636.13 | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 88 | Ukraine | 629.27 | 2021 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 89 | Paraguay | 612.95 | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 90 | Namibia | 587.85 | 2021 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 91 | Poland | 559.56 | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 538.61 | 2021 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 93 | Gabon | 531.37 | 2021 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 94 | France | 506.68 | 2021 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 95 | Botswana | 485.49 | 2021 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 96 | Canada | 484.61 | 2021 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 450.28 | 2021 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 349.01 | 2021 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 99 | Chile | 346.22 | 2021 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 100 | Libya | 313.85 | 2021 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 101 | Romania | 311.92 | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 102 | Djibouti | 301.73 | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 103 | Timor-Leste | 289.94 | 2021 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 104 | Eswatini | 287.54 | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 105 | Comoros | 271.33 | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 106 | El Salvador | 261.5 | 2021 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 107 | Mongolia | 236.84 | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 108 | Australia | 214.78 | 2021 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 109 | Italy | 211.6 | 2021 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 110 | Panama | 196.41 | 2021 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | 187.78 | 2021 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 112 | Spain | 180.92 | 2021 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 113 | Oman | 176.74 | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 114 | Lebanon | 168.05 | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 115 | Jamaica | 157.08 | 2021 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 116 | Serbia | 151.71 | 2021 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 117 | Netherlands | 148.11 | 2021 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 118 | Japan | 137.62 | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 135.6 | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 120.91 | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 121 | Georgia | 116.51 | 2021 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 122 | Fiji | 108.89 | 2021 | up 34.6% | flat |
| 123 | Kuwait | 105.69 | 2021 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 124 | Guyana | 100.65 | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 125 | Greece | 95.19 | 2021 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 126 | Hungary | 92.88 | 2021 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 127 | Albania | 89.69 | 2021 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Switzerland | 87.95 | 2021 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 129 | Israel | 87.29 | 2021 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 130 | Denmark | 83.95 | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 131 | Belgium | 82.61 | 2021 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 81 | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 133 | Cuba | 79.91 | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 134 | Armenia | 73.32 | 2021 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | 73.11 | 2021 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 72.65 | 2021 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 137 | New Zealand | 72.21 | 2021 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 138 | Slovakia | 69.69 | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 68.77 | 2021 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 140 | Bhutan | 64.41 | 2021 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 141 | Czechia | 56.43 | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 142 | Austria | 54.38 | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 54.02 | 2021 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 144 | Mauritius | 53.31 | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 145 | Portugal | 52.26 | 2021 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 146 | Uruguay | 48.05 | 2021 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 47.89 | 2021 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.35 | 2021 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 149 | Ireland | 38.49 | 2021 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 36.64 | 2021 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 151 | Sweden | 34.11 | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 152 | Qatar | 33.91 | 2021 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 153 | Kiribati | 30.19 | 2021 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 154 | Bahrain | 28.46 | 2021 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 155 | Belarus | 28.4 | 2021 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 156 | Belize | 23.4 | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 157 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.05 | 2021 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 158 | Finland | 17.57 | 2021 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 159 | Samoa | 17.46 | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 160 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 14.03 | 2021 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 161 | Croatia | 12.81 | 2021 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.39 | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 163 | Maldives | 12.36 | 2021 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | 12.23 | 2021 | up 96.5% | falling |
| 165 | Norway | 10.56 | 2021 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 166 | Bahamas | 10.27 | 2021 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 167 | Lithuania | 9.51 | 2021 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Latvia | 9.03 | 2021 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 169 | Malta | 8.93 | 2021 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 170 | Singapore | 8.66 | 2021 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 171 | Slovenia | 8.61 | 2021 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 172 | Grenada | 7.44 | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 173 | Cyprus | 6.7 | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 174 | Seychelles | 5.67 | 2021 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 175 | Tonga | 5.02 | 2021 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 176 | Marshall Islands | 4.97 | 2021 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 177 | Barbados | 4.41 | 2021 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.01 | 2021 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 179 | Luxembourg | 3.87 | 2021 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 180 | Dominica | 3.62 | 2021 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Iceland | 2.87 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Estonia | 2.76 | 2021 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Naoero | 2.64 | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 184 | Montenegro | 2.49 | 2021 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.63 | 2021 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Tuvalu | 1.56 | 2021 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.33 | 2021 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Andorra | 1 | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 189 | Palau | 0.8905 | 2021 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 0.4169 | 2021 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 191 | Monaco | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Niue | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 866,284
- Mus 53.31
- Africa (WHO region) 358,703
- Sur 50.78
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 237,067
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 178,053
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 37,759
- Americas (WHO region) 37,248
- Europe (WHO region) 17,454