Number of under-five deaths, per capita by country
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
0.0044 units per person
Niger
Lowest
0 units per person
San Marino
Median
0.0002 units per person
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
11,457
What the numbers show
Number of under-five deaths, per capita is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 0.0044 units per person in Niger; the lowest is 0 units per person in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0002 units per person, and the mean is 0.0006 units per person.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 189 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 87.4%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 100.0%).
Number of under-five deaths, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 0.0044 units per person | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 2 | Somalia | 0.0041 units per person | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 3 | Chad | 0.0039 units per person | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 0.0039 units per person | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 5 | Nigeria | 0.0037 units per person | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0035 units per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 0.003 units per person | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 0.0028 units per person | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 0.0027 units per person | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 10 | South Sudan | 0.0027 units per person | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Liberia | 0.0026 units per person | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 0.0024 units per person | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 0.0023 units per person | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 0.0021 units per person | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 0.0021 units per person | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 16 | Sudan | 0.002 units per person | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.002 units per person | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.002 units per person | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.002 units per person | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar | 0.0019 units per person | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 0.0019 units per person | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 0.0019 units per person | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 0.0018 units per person | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Angola | 0.0018 units per person | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Uganda | 0.0017 units per person | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 26 | Zambia | 0.0015 units per person | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 27 | Burundi | 0.0015 units per person | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 28 | Pakistan | 0.0015 units per person | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 0.0015 units per person | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Lesotho | 0.0014 units per person | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 0.0014 units per person | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Kiribati | 0.0013 units per person | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Yemen | 0.0013 units per person | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0013 units per person | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 0.0013 units per person | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritania | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Congo | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 38 | Haiti | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Comoros | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Eswatini | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 42 | Rwanda | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Senegal | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Timor-Leste | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Djibouti | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 47 | Namibia | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 48 | Eritrea | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Ghana | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Gabon | 0.0009 units per person | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 0.0008 units per person | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 0.0008 units per person | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 55 | South Africa | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Myanmar | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Iraq | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Solomon Islands | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Fiji | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Guyana | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Nepal | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 69 | India | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Philippines | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Algeria | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominica | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Samoa | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Paraguay | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Indonesia | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Jordan | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Morocco | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Mongolia | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Viet Nam | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Palau | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Tonga | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Bhutan | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Jamaica | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Grenada | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Peru | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Mexico | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Seychelles | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Brazil | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Naoero | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Oman | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Tunisia | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Libya | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 115 | El Salvador | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Colombia | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Cape Verde | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahamas | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Türkiye | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Armenia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Albania | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Kosovo | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Barbados | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahrain | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Argentina | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Malaysia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 134 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Kuwait | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Cuba | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Uruguay | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Thailand | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Romania | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 143 | United States of America | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Slovakia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Chile | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Qatar | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Maldives | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Israel | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Cyprus | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 152 | New Zealand | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Serbia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Canada | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Russian Federation | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Croatia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 157 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Ukraine | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 161 | France | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Malta | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Australia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Denmark | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 165 | China | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Ireland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Netherlands | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Poland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Switzerland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Hungary | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Belgium | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Germany | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Iceland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Austria | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Montenegro | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Greece | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 177 | North Macedonia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Lithuania | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Portugal | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Monaco | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 181 | Norway | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Sweden | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Czechia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Spain | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Singapore | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Latvia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Slovenia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Finland | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Italy | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Belarus | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Estonia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Japan | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Korea | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Andorra | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 0 units per person | 2024 | 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 0.0006 units per person
How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.