Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest) 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): Q5 (highest) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 97 highest in Burkina Faso; the lowest is 7 highest in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 46 highest, and the mean is 42.56 highest.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 7.3%), and the largest decrease in Mauritania (down 70.0%).
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 97 highest | 2010 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 93 highest | 2019 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 89 highest | 2019 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 73 highest | 2016 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 61 highest | 2016 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 6 | Benin | 60 highest | 2018 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 6 | Malawi | 60 highest | 2016 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 8 | Haiti | 59 highest | 2017 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 57 highest | 2018 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 9 | Mali | 57 highest | 2018 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 53 highest | 2016 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 53 highest | 2018 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 11 | Gambia | 53 highest | 2020 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 51 highest | 2019 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 49 highest | 2018 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 16 | Kenya | 47 highest | 2014 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 17 | Ghana | 46 highest | 2018 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 46 highest | 2019 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 19 | Guinea | 44 highest | 2018 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 20 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 43 highest | 2018 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 21 | Rwanda | 30 highest | 2020 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 28 highest | 2019 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 23 | Senegal | 27 highest | 2019 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 24 | Indonesia | 24 highest | 2017 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 24 | Mauritania | 24 highest | 2021 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 21 highest | 2014 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 19 highest | 2014 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 28 | Jordan | 16 highest | 2018 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 29 | India | 14 highest | 2021 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 29 | Peru | 14 highest | 2012 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 31 | Nepal | 13 highest | 2019 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 11 highest | 2017 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 33 | Türkiye | 8 highest | 2013 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 34 | Colombia | 7 highest | 2015 | down 56.2% | 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).