Number of under-five deaths by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
855,676
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Montserrat
Median
1,468
Years covered
70
1955–2024
Data points
12,621
What the numbers show
Number of under-five deaths is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 855,676 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,468, and the mean is 24,289.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 179 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 111.8%), and the largest decrease in San Marino, Republic of (down 100.0%).
Number of under-five deaths (World Health): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 855,676 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 2 | India | 615,030 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 385,039 | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 381,586 | 2024 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 181,228 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 118,445 | 2024 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 105,414 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 101,879 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 86,317 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 10 | Uganda | 82,589 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 79,142 | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Chad | 78,958 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | Somalia | 78,271 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 77,768 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 15 | Mozambique, Republic of | 74,215 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 68,264 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 67,003 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 63,784 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar, Republic of | 61,923 | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 61,508 | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 58,200 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 54,009 | 2024 | down 28.3% | flat |
| 23 | China, People's Republic of | 53,968 | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 53,943 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Yemen, Republic of | 52,477 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 48,685 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 44,394 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 41,435 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 36,892 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 35,304 | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 31 | Myanmar | 33,151 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 32,949 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 33 | Malawi | 32,177 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 34 | South Sudan, Republic of | 31,993 | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 31,802 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 31,720 | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 37 | Mexico | 26,500 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Iraq | 25,396 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 39 | Vietnam | 24,085 | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 40 | United States | 23,685 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 23,171 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 42 | Burundi | 21,573 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 20,555 | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 19,422 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 19,308 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 16,109 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 47 | Rwanda | 14,910 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 48 | Liberia | 14,534 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 49 | Nepal | 14,257 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 13,583 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 51 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13,192 | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 12,452 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 10,390 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 54 | Türkiye | 10,356 | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 10,037 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9,991 | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 57 | Morocco | 9,859 | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Colombia | 8,107 | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Guatemala | 7,745 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 60 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 7,590 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 61 | Congo, Republic of | 7,367 | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 62 | Peru | 6,955 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 6,759 | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 6,629 | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 6,361 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 6,208 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 6,181 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 68 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 5,697 | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Palestine | 5,544 | 2024 | up 77.6% | falling |
| 70 | Thailand | 5,285 | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 4,839 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4,762 | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,312 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 74 | Bolivia | 4,080 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 3,876 | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 3,727 | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 77 | Malaysia | 3,638 | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 3,489 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | 3,489 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 80 | Gambia, The | 3,451 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 81 | Eritrea, The State of | 3,392 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 3,308 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 3,241 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 3,213 | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 3,048 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 86 | Namibia | 3,038 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 87 | France | 2,815 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Germany | 2,691 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2,532 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 90 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 2,272 | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Gabon | 2,235 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 2,227 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 93 | Botswana | 2,032 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 94 | Tunisia | 2,027 | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Canada | 1,949 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 1,898 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Japan | 1,863 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 1,672 | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 1,639 | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 1,486 | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 1,449 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Romania | 1,340 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Poland | 1,338 | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1,323 | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 105 | Libya | 1,209 | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Chile | 1,189 | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Djibouti | 1,173 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 108 | Australia | 1,097 | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Panama | 1,092 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 110 | Spain | 1,073 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Italy | 1,047 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 112 | El Salvador | 997 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Comoros, Union of the | 945 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 114 | Oman | 884 | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Mongolia | 872 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 823 | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Korea | 679 | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Netherlands | 661 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Jamaica | 583 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Israel | 576 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 541 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Moldova, Republic of | 538 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 498 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 124 | Fiji, Republic of | 485 | 2024 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 125 | Solomon Islands | 431 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 126 | Guyana | 419 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 127 | Kuwait | 395 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Belgium | 385 | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Georgia | 377 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 354 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia, Republic of | 339 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovak Republic | 328 | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Switzerland | 323 | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Serbia, Republic of | 323 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Hungary | 319 | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 301 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 282 | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 138 | New Zealand | 280 | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Portugal | 277 | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Albania | 264 | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Austria | 258 | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Uruguay | 250 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Czechia | 243 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Sweden | 240 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Denmark | 231 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Ireland | 206 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Croatia, Republic of | 181 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Kiribati | 181 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 147 | Mauritius | 181 | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Kosovo | 177 | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 177 | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 172 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 171 | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Qatar | 171 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 155 | Bhutan | 170 | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Belarus, Republic of | 157 | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 154 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 158 | Norway | 130 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Singapore | 128 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Finland | 104 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Belize | 94 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 162 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 88 | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 163 | Samoa | 82 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Lithuania | 75 | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Cabo Verde | 72 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Cyprus | 72 | 2024 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 62 | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 56 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 169 | Bahamas, The | 54 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 170 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 48 | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Slovenia | 40 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Latvia | 36 | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 173 | St. Lucia | 35 | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Barbados | 31 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 31 | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Dominica | 26 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Grenada | 24 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Seychelles | 24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Estonia | 23 | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Malta | 23 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | 23 | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 22 | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 183 | Montenegro | 17 | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 15 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 14 | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Iceland | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 188 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 9 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Palau, Republic of | 4 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 4 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 4 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Naoero, Republic of | 2 | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Andorra, Principality of | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Anguilla | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Niue | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 199 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Montserrat | 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 4.86 million
- Muş 181
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 2.78 million
- Sur 171
- Africa (WHO region) 2.77 million
- Low income (World Bank) 1.44 million
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 824,362
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 782,382
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 384,951
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 237,374
- Americas (WHO region) 168,267
- Europe (WHO region) 75,042
- High income (World Bank) 64,707