Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 by country
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years...
What the numbers show
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 149 in Chad; the lowest is 12 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 63, and the mean is 67.03.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 21.4%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 65.8%).
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 149 | 2019 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 144 | 2010 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 128 | 2018 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 4 | Mali | 124 | 2018 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 123 | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 113 | 2018 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 7 | Benin | 106 | 2018 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 106 | 2016 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 9 | Ghana | 86 | 2018 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 85 | 2018 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 11 | Haiti | 78 | 2017 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 12 | Malawi | 77 | 2016 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 73 | 2016 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 13 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 73 | 2016 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 72 | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 71 | 2019 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 64 | 2018 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 18 | Gambia | 62 | 2020 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 19 | Kenya | 54 | 2014 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 20 | Zambia | 53 | 2018 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 21 | Mauritania | 46 | 2021 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 43 | 2020 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 23 | Senegal | 42 | 2019 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 42 | 2019 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 38 | 2019 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 36 | 2014 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 27 | Philippines | 31 | 2017 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 27 | India | 31 | 2021 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 29 | Egypt | 29 | 2014 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 29 | Indonesia | 29 | 2017 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 21 | 2012 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 31 | Türkiye | 21 | 2013 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 17 | 2018 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 34 | Colombia | 12 | 2015 | down 50.0% | falling |
About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).