Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000) by country
Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
31.2 per 1,000
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.1 per 1,000
Iceland
Median
1.1 per 1,000
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,400
What the numbers show
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 31.2 per 1,000 in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0.1 per 1,000 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.1 per 1,000, and the mean is 2.52 per 1,000.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 312.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 160 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 1,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 74.0%).
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 31.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Niger | 17.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 14 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 13.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 13.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Nigeria | 12.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 7 | Benin | 11.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 7 | Madagascar | 11.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 10.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Guinea | 10.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 11 | Chad | 10.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 10.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 9.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 15 | Burundi | 9.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Sudan | 8.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 59.6% | falling |
| 17 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 19 | Liberia | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 21 | Uganda | 6.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 22 | Angola | 6.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Djibouti | 6.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Malawi | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Togo | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 27 | Kiribati | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 27 | Zambia | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 29 | Ghana | 5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 30 | Haiti | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Timor-Leste | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 33 | Gambia | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 33 | Mozambique | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Gabon | 3.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 37 | Yemen | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Comoros | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 40 | Lesotho | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritania | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 44 | Senegal | 3.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Lebanon | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 181.8% | falling |
| 45 | Namibia | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 45 | Eswatini | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 48 | Eritrea | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 50 | Congo | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Marshall Islands | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 53 | Indonesia | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 53 | South Africa | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 57 | Kenya | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 57 | Palau | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 57 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 74.0% | flat |
| 60 | Bhutan | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Iraq | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Cambodia | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Nepal | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Philippines | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 60 | Rwanda | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Solomon Islands | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 68 | India | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Tuvalu | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 72 | Suriname | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 73 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Vanuatu | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 75 | Grenada | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 75 | Guatemala | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Myanmar | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 80 | Egypt | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 80 | Honduras | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Algeria | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 83 | Ecuador | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 83 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 83 | El Salvador | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 83 | Thailand | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 88 | Dominica | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Jamaica | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 88 | Panama | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 88 | Peru | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Tunisia | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 93 | Brazil | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 93 | Guyana | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 93 | Morocco | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 100 | Cuba | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 100 | Croatia | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 100 | Kazakhstan | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 100 | Mexico | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Mongolia | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Oman | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 108 | Bahamas | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Belize | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 108 | Colombia | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 108 | Libya | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Naoero | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Tonga | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 108 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 108 | Samoa | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 119 | Argentina | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 119 | Armenia | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 119 | Bahrain | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 119 | Paraguay | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 119 | Seychelles | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 119 | Türkiye | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 119 | Kosovo | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 119 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 130 | Albania | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 130 | China | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Kuwait | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 130 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 130 | Mauritius | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 130 | Malaysia | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 130 | Qatar | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Ukraine | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 130 | Viet Nam | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 143 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 143 | Bulgaria | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 143 | Chile | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 143 | Georgia | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 143 | Jordan | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Romania | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Russian Federation | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 143 | Uruguay | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 143 | United States of America | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 153 | Estonia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Lithuania | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 153 | Latvia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 153 | Maldives | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 153 | Serbia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 153 | Slovakia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 160 | Belarus | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 160 | Barbados | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 160 | Canada | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 160 | Cyprus | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 160 | Czechia | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 160 | Germany | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 160 | Hungary | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 160 | Montenegro | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 160 | Poland | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 160 | Portugal | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 171 | Andorra | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Australia | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Austria | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Belgium | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Switzerland | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Denmark | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Spain | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Finland | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | France | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Greece | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Israel | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Italy | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Japan | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Korea | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Monaco | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Malta | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Netherlands | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Norway | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | New Zealand | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Singapore | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Slovenia | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Sweden | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 194 | Ireland | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 194 | Luxembourg | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 194 | San Marino | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 197 | Iceland | 0.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 10.4 per 1,000
- Pre-demographic dividend 8.63 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8.03 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.03 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8 per 1,000
- Low income 7.9 per 1,000
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 7.31 per 1,000
- Least developed countries 6.38 per 1,000
- Africa Eastern and Southern 6.37 per 1,000
- Lower middle income 3.8 per 1,000
- Arab World 3.62 per 1,000
- Low & middle income 3.49 per 1,000
- IDA & IBRD total 3.4 per 1,000
- World 3.2 per 1,000
- Middle income 2.73 per 1,000
- Other small states 2.57 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.51 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.4 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.27 per 1,000
- Small states 2.15 per 1,000
- Early-demographic dividend 2.04 per 1,000
- Pacific island small states 1.9 per 1,000
- South Asia 1.8 per 1,000
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.79 per 1,000
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.18 per 1,000
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.16 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.14 per 1,000
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.14 per 1,000
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.13 per 1,000
- East Asia & Pacific 1.1 per 1,000
- Latin America & Caribbean 1.1 per 1,000
- Upper middle income 1.1 per 1,000
- Caribbean Small States 1.07 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.9226 per 1,000
- Late-demographic dividend 0.7885 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia 0.7 per 1,000
- OECD members 0.5573 per 1,000
- High income 0.5 per 1,000
- North America 0.5 per 1,000
- Central Europe and the Baltics 0.4825 per 1,000
About this data
Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.