Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in World

World: Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met was 18.03 in 2030. ▼ Falling

Latest (2030)
18.03
Change on year
down 9.9%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
32.29
in 2025
All-time low
18.03
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030

Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in World, 2025–2030

01020302025202720302025: 32.32026: 28.32027: 25.12028: 22.32029: 202030: 18

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2030, under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in World stood at 18.03. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2020s 25.6 20 32.29 5
2030s 18.03 18.03 18.03 1

Countries ranked near World

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  2. 1 Burundi 25 compare
  3. 1 Benin 25 compare
  4. 1 Burkina Faso 25 compare
  5. 1 Central African Republic 25 compare
  6. 1 Côte d’Ivoire 25 compare
  7. 1 Cameroon 25 compare
  8. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 25 compare
  9. 1 Congo 25 compare
  10. 1 Fiji 25 compare
  11. 1 Guinea 25 compare
  12. 1 Equatorial Guinea 25 compare
  13. 1 Haiti 25 compare
  14. 1 Kiribati 25 compare
  15. 1 Liberia 25 compare
  16. 1 Madagascar 25 compare
  17. 1 Mali 25 compare
  18. 1 Mozambique 25 compare
  19. 1 Malawi 25 compare
  20. 1 Niger 25 compare
  21. 1 Nigeria 25 compare
  22. 1 Pakistan 25 compare
  23. 1 Papua New Guinea 25 compare
  24. 1 Rwanda 25 compare
  25. 1 Sudan 25 compare
  26. 1 Sierra Leone 25 compare
  27. 1 Somalia 25 compare
  28. 1 South Sudan 25 compare
  29. 1 Chad 25 compare
  30. 1 Togo 25 compare
  31. 1 Timor-Leste 25 compare
  32. 1 Uganda 25 compare
  33. 1 South Africa 25 compare
  34. 1 Zambia 25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in World?
Under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in World was 18.03 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 32.29 in 2025.
What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 18.03 in 2030.
How does World rank for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met?
World ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2030.
Is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 1,272 data points, 2025–2030
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