Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male (per 1,000) by country
Probability of dying among male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
25.2 per 1,000
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.2 per 1,000
San Marino
Median
1.5 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, male (per 1,000) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 25.2 per 1,000 in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0.2 per 1,000 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.5 per 1,000, and the mean is 2.95 per 1,000.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 126.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 165 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 712.9%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 68.6%).
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 25.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 712.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Niger | 18.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 14.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 14.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 13.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 13.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 7 | Madagascar | 11.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 8 | Cameroon | 11.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 11.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Benin | 11.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea | 10.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 11 | Chad | 10.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 10.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 15 | Burundi | 10.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Liberia | 9.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 17 | Sudan | 8.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 44.3% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 19 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 21 | Uganda | 7.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 22 | Angola | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Djibouti | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 6.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 27 | Kiribati | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 28 | Togo | 5.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 29 | Ghana | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 30 | Timor-Leste | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 32 | Mozambique | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Haiti | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 5.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 37 | Yemen | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 40 | Gabon | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 41 | Mauritania | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 42 | Lesotho | 4.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 44 | Eswatini | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 45 | Comoros | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 46 | Namibia | 4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 47 | Eritrea | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Lebanon | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 125.0% | falling |
| 49 | Congo | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Marshall Islands | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 51 | Pakistan | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 3.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 54 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Indonesia | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 55 | Palau | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 58 | Bhutan | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Rwanda | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 61 | Nepal | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Solomon Islands | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 61 | South Africa | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 65 | Iraq | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Tuvalu | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 67 | Fiji | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 71 | Philippines | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 71 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Suriname | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 74 | Grenada | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 74 | Myanmar | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 78 | Egypt | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 78 | India | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Guatemala | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 80 | Honduras | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Thailand | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 83 | Dominica | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 83 | Ecuador | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 83 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 83 | Jamaica | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 83 | El Salvador | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 89 | Algeria | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 89 | Mongolia | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 94 | Morocco | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 94 | Panama | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 94 | Peru | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Tunisia | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 94 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 101 | Guyana | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 101 | Oman | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 104 | Belize | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 104 | Brazil | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Tonga | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 104 | British Virgin Islands | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 110 | Colombia | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 110 | Cuba | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 110 | Libya | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Mexico | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 110 | Naoero | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 110 | Seychelles | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 110 | Viet Nam | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Samoa | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 118 | Armenia | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 118 | Bahamas | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 118 | Croatia | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 118 | Kosovo | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 118 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 125 | Argentina | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 125 | China | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 125 | Republic of Moldova | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 125 | Malaysia | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Türkiye | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Bahrain | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 133 | Kuwait | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 133 | Mauritius | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 133 | Paraguay | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 133 | Qatar | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 133 | Ukraine | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 141 | Albania | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 141 | United Arab Emirates | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 141 | Bulgaria | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Georgia | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 141 | Jordan | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 141 | Russian Federation | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 148 | Chile | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Romania | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Uruguay | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 148 | United States of America | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 153 | Maldives | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 153 | Serbia | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 153 | Slovakia | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 153 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 158 | Belarus | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 158 | Barbados | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 158 | Canada | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 158 | Cyprus | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 158 | Germany | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 158 | Estonia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Hungary | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 158 | Lithuania | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 158 | Latvia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Montenegro | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 158 | New Zealand | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Poland | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 170 | Australia | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 170 | Belgium | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 170 | Switzerland | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Czechia | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 170 | Spain | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Finland | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | France | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Israel | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 170 | Italy | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Japan | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 170 | Korea | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Monaco | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 170 | Netherlands | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Portugal | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Singapore | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 186 | Andorra | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 186 | Austria | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 186 | Denmark | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 186 | Greece | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 186 | Ireland | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 186 | Luxembourg | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 186 | Malta | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 186 | Norway | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 186 | Slovenia | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 186 | Sweden | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 196 | Iceland | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
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 11.78 per 1,000
- Pre-demographic dividend 9.7 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa 9.1 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 9.1 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 9.1 per 1,000
- Low income 8.8 per 1,000
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 8.2 per 1,000
- Least developed countries 7.25 per 1,000
- Africa Eastern and Southern 7.21 per 1,000
- Lower middle income 4.3 per 1,000
- Arab World 4.06 per 1,000
- Low & middle income 4.01 per 1,000
- IDA & IBRD total 3.92 per 1,000
- World 3.6 per 1,000
- Middle income 3.2 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 3.13 per 1,000
- Other small states 3.13 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.95 per 1,000
- Small states 2.69 per 1,000
- Pacific island small states 2.6 per 1,000
- Early-demographic dividend 2.53 per 1,000
- South Asia 2.1 per 1,000
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2.1 per 1,000
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.55 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.55 per 1,000
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.54 per 1,000
- East Asia & Pacific 1.5 per 1,000
- Upper middle income 1.5 per 1,000
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.45 per 1,000
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.43 per 1,000
- Caribbean Small States 1.41 per 1,000
- Latin America & Caribbean 1.4 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.24 per 1,000
- Late-demographic dividend 1.09 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia 0.9 per 1,000
- North America 0.7 per 1,000
- OECD members 0.6823 per 1,000
- High income 0.6 per 1,000
- Central Europe and the Baltics 0.5686 per 1,000
About this data
Probability of dying among male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.