Under-five deaths - Remains constant (projection) by country
Countries reporting
198
Highest
902,385
Nigeria
Lowest
1
Niue
Median
1,569
Years covered
6
2025–2030
Data points
1,272
What the numbers show
Under-five deaths - Remains constant (projection) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 902,385 in Nigeria; the lowest is 1 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,569, and the mean is 25,398.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 107 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 22.9%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 50.0%).
Under-five deaths - Remains constant: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 902,385 | 2030 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 2 | India | 599,490 | 2030 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 431,592 | 2030 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 394,308 | 2030 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 190,437 | 2030 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 6 | Niger | 131,595 | 2030 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 100,088 | 2030 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 8 | Tanzania | 94,581 | 2030 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 9 | Chad | 89,965 | 2030 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 10 | Somalia | 86,758 | 2030 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 85,677 | 2030 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 12 | Sudan | 82,928 | 2030 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 82,436 | 2030 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 14 | Mozambique | 81,386 | 2030 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 76,908 | 2030 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Mali | 76,702 | 2030 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 74,971 | 2030 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 18 | Côte d’Ivoire | 68,491 | 2030 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 19 | Cameroon | 65,954 | 2030 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 65,641 | 2030 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 21 | Kenya | 62,342 | 2030 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 56,779 | 2030 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 23 | Egypt | 56,042 | 2030 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 24 | Yemen | 53,533 | 2030 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 25 | Philippines | 49,474 | 2030 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 26 | China (People’s Republic of) | 48,177 | 2030 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 46,109 | 2030 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 28 | South Africa | 40,326 | 2030 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 29 | Benin | 37,710 | 2030 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 30 | South Sudan | 37,148 | 2030 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 36,104 | 2030 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 32 | Malawi | 34,938 | 2030 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 34,179 | 2030 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 33,857 | 2030 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 32,979 | 2030 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 36 | Myanmar | 31,418 | 2030 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 37 | Iraq | 27,045 | 2030 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 38 | Mexico | 25,314 | 2030 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 39 | United States | 23,987 | 2030 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 23,849 | 2030 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 23,592 | 2030 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 42 | Burundi | 22,962 | 2030 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 22,102 | 2030 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 44 | Senegal | 20,951 | 2030 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 45 | Togo | 17,283 | 2030 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 46 | Algeria | 16,836 | 2030 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 47 | Rwanda | 15,796 | 2030 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 48 | Liberia | 15,411 | 2030 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 49 | Haiti | 13,371 | 2030 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 50 | Nepal | 13,073 | 2030 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12,379 | 2030 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 52 | Iran | 11,845 | 2030 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 11,505 | 2030 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 10,153 | 2030 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 55 | Türkiye | 9,762 | 2030 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 56 | Morocco | 9,422 | 2030 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 57 | Venezuela | 8,486 | 2030 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 58 | Congo | 8,147 | 2030 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 59 | Guatemala | 7,785 | 2030 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Colombia | 7,628 | 2030 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 7,352 | 2030 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 62 | Mauritania | 6,976 | 2030 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 63 | Peru | 6,748 | 2030 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 64 | Cambodia | 6,363 | 2030 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 65 | Russia | 6,150 | 2030 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 5,832 | 2030 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 5,476 | 2030 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 68 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 5,115 | 2030 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 69 | Thailand | 4,966 | 2030 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 70 | Argentina | 4,901 | 2030 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 71 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 4,553 | 2030 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,512 | 2030 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 73 | Bolivia | 4,095 | 2030 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | 4,026 | 2030 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 75 | Eritrea | 3,766 | 2030 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 76 | Malaysia | 3,708 | 2030 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 3,646 | 2030 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 78 | Gambia | 3,498 | 2030 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 79 | Honduras | 3,472 | 2030 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 3,421 | 2030 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 81 | Ecuador | 3,413 | 2030 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 82 | Lesotho | 3,274 | 2030 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 3,171 | 2030 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 84 | Namibia | 3,124 | 2030 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 85 | Jordan | 2,997 | 2030 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 86 | France | 2,779 | 2030 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,495 | 2030 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 88 | Germany | 2,461 | 2030 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 89 | Gabon | 2,306 | 2030 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 2,178 | 2030 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 91 | Paraguay | 2,146 | 2030 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 92 | Canada | 1,970 | 2030 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 93 | Botswana | 1,966 | 2030 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 94 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 1,920 | 2030 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 1,833 | 2030 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 96 | Ukraine | 1,829 | 2030 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 97 | Japan | 1,823 | 2030 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 98 | Tunisia | 1,791 | 2030 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 99 | Lebanon | 1,656 | 2030 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 1,482 | 2030 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 1,449 | 2030 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 102 | Eswatini | 1,281 | 2030 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 103 | Romania | 1,245 | 2030 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 104 | Djibouti | 1,201 | 2030 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 105 | Libya | 1,152 | 2030 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 106 | Chile | 1,126 | 2030 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 107 | Poland | 1,112 | 2030 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 108 | Panama | 1,088 | 2030 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 109 | Australia | 1,081 | 2030 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 110 | Spain | 1,028 | 2030 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 111 | Italy | 1,014 | 2030 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 112 | Comoros | 968 | 2030 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 113 | El Salvador | 944 | 2030 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 114 | Oman | 922 | 2030 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 115 | Mongolia | 787 | 2030 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 116 | Cuba | 765 | 2030 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 117 | Korea | 718 | 2030 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 118 | Netherlands | 699 | 2030 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 638 | 2030 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 120 | Israel | 585 | 2030 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 121 | Jamaica | 526 | 2030 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 511 | 2030 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 123 | Fiji | 467 | 2030 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | 465 | 2030 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 125 | Moldova | 463 | 2030 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 126 | Kuwait | 424 | 2030 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 127 | Guyana | 391 | 2030 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 128 | Belgium | 373 | 2030 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 129 | Georgia | 343 | 2030 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 324 | 2030 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 131 | Hungary | 298 | 2030 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 132 | Switzerland | 296 | 2030 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 132 | Serbia | 296 | 2030 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 134 | Armenia | 293 | 2030 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 135 | Slovak Republic | 284 | 2030 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 136 | Portugal | 274 | 2030 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 272 | 2030 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 138 | New Zealand | 268 | 2030 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 139 | Greece | 252 | 2030 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 140 | Uruguay | 243 | 2030 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 141 | Austria | 237 | 2030 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 141 | Denmark | 237 | 2030 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 143 | Sweden | 227 | 2030 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 144 | Albania | 223 | 2030 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 145 | Czechia | 210 | 2030 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 146 | Ireland | 209 | 2030 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 147 | Qatar | 196 | 2030 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 148 | Bahrain | 181 | 2030 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 149 | Kiribati | 178 | 2030 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 150 | Suriname | 169 | 2030 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 151 | Bhutan | 166 | 2030 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 151 | Mauritius | 166 | 2030 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 153 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 165 | 2030 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 162 | 2030 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 155 | Belarus | 138 | 2030 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 137 | 2030 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 156 | Singapore | 137 | 2030 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 158 | Croatia | 134 | 2030 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 159 | Norway | 131 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Finland | 102 | 2030 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95 | 2030 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 162 | Belize | 92 | 2030 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 163 | Samoa | 81 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Cabo Verde | 69 | 2030 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 164 | Lithuania | 69 | 2030 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 166 | Cyprus | 64 | 2030 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 57 | 2030 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 168 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 56 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Bahamas | 52 | 2030 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 170 | North Macedonia | 43 | 2030 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 171 | Slovenia | 37 | 2030 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 32 | 2030 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 172 | Latvia | 32 | 2030 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 174 | Barbados | 30 | 2030 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 175 | Maldives | 26 | 2030 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 176 | Seychelles | 25 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Dominica | 23 | 2030 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 178 | Grenada | 22 | 2030 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 178 | Tonga | 22 | 2030 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 180 | Malta | 21 | 2030 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 181 | Estonia | 20 | 2030 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | 17 | 2030 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 183 | Luxembourg | 15 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Montenegro | 15 | 2030 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Iceland | 12 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 2030 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 189 | Palau | 4 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 4 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2030 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 192 | Nauru | 2 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 194 | Andorra | 1 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 194 | Monaco | 1 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 194 | Anguilla | 1 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 194 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2030 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 194 | Niue | 1 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.13 million
- West and Central Africa 2.07 million
- South Asia 1.19 million
- Eastern and Southern Africa 1.06 million
- East Asia and Pacific 270,749
- Middle East and North Africa 202,985
- Latin America and Caribbean 135,143
- Europe and Central Asia 69,878
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia 54,212
- North America 25,957
- Western Europe 15,666