Under-five deaths by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
101,879
Sudan
Lowest
171
Bahrain
Median
3,144
Years covered
70
1955β2024
Data points
1,329
What the numbers show
Under-five deaths is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 101,879 in Sudan; the lowest is 171 in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,144, and the mean is 15,308.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 596.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 77.6%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 49.9%).
Under-five deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 101,879 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 53,943 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Yemen | 52,477 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 4 | Iraq | 25,396 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 5 | Algeria | 19,422 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13,192 | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9,991 | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 8 | Morocco | 9,859 | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Palestine, State of | 5,544 | 2024 | up 77.6% | falling |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 3,241 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Jordan | 3,048 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 12 | Tunisia | 2,027 | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Lebanon | 1,639 | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Libya | 1,209 | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Djibouti | 1,173 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 16 | Oman | 884 | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 498 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 18 | Kuwait | 395 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Qatar | 171 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 19 | Bahrain | 171 | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 4.86 million
- MENA Programme Region 306,159
- MENA Reporting Region 203,683