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...

Countries reporting
34
Highest
97 highest
Burkina Faso
Lowest
7 highest
Colombia
Median
46 highest
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
212

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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About this data

Indicator
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 212 data points, 1990–2021
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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).