Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 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): Q4 is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 139 in Chad; the lowest is 12 in Philippines.
The median across all reporting countries is 60, and the mean is 59.29.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 16.1%), and the largest decrease in Mauritania (down 73.6%).
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 139 | 2019 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 131 | 2010 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 125 | 2019 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 4 | Benin | 103 | 2018 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 5 | Guinea | 90 | 2018 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 6 | Haiti | 88 | 2017 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 7 | Nigeria | 86 | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 84 | 2018 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 83 | 2016 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 78 | 2016 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 76 | 2018 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 74 | 2018 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 72 | 2018 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 71 | 2019 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 15 | Uganda | 69 | 2016 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 16 | Malawi | 68 | 2016 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 62 | 2019 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 18 | Kenya | 58 | 2014 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 19 | Gambia | 48 | 2020 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 20 | Ghana | 43 | 2018 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 21 | Rwanda | 40 | 2020 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 22 | Nepal | 38 | 2019 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 23 | Senegal | 37 | 2019 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 36 | 2014 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 35 | 2019 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 26 | Mauritania | 32 | 2021 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 27 | Indonesia | 31 | 2017 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt | 26 | 2014 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 29 | India | 17 | 2021 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 29 | Colombia | 17 | 2015 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 31 | Türkiye | 16 | 2013 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 16 | 2012 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 15 | 2018 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 34 | Philippines | 12 | 2017 | down 55.6% | 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).