Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) by country
Countries reporting
189
Highest
115.65
Nigeria
Lowest
1.26
San Marino
Median
13.35
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,525
What the numbers show
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 115.65 in Nigeria; the lowest is 1.26 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.35, and the mean is 23.79.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 92.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 169 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 94.5%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.7%).
Under-five mortality rate, by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 115.65 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 89.68 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 110.72 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 101.07 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 4 | Chad | 97.26 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 47.62 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 5 | South Sudan | 96.71 | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 92.14 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 90.5 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 89.73 | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Liberia | 86.39 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 74.89 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 11 | Benin | 74.75 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 12 | Mali | 72.98 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 17.27 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.97 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.34 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 64.84 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 15 | Cabo Verde | 11.14 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 64.66 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 62.4 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 17 | Türkiye | 9.61 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 18 | Sudan | 61.6 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 19 | Lesotho | 59.96 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 20 | Mozambique | 59.42 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 21 | Togo | 56.13 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 22 | Pakistan | 55.96 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 23 | Kiribati | 53.09 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 53.03 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 25 | Haiti | 52.75 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 26 | Angola | 49 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 27 | Djibouti | 48.86 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 48.78 | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Uganda | 48.71 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 48.37 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 31 | Burundi | 47.06 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 32 | Eswatini | 45.12 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 44.5 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 34 | Gambia | 42.41 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 35 | Namibia | 39.46 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 39.38 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 37 | Congo | 39.11 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 39 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 39 | Comoros | 38.97 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 40 | Kenya | 38.85 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 41 | Yemen | 38.14 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 42 | Rwanda | 37.74 | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Myanmar | 36.93 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 44 | Mauritania | 36.91 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 45 | Senegal | 36.53 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 46 | Ghana | 35.88 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 47 | Dominica | 35.66 | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 35.06 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 49 | Eritrea | 34.3 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 50 | Botswana | 33.31 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 51 | Gabon | 32.63 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 30.63 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 30.5 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 54 | Fiji | 29.12 | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 28.13 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 56 | Marshall Islands | 26.74 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 57 | India | 26.58 | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 58 | Philippines | 26.46 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 59 | Guyana | 25.21 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 60 | Nepal | 25.12 | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 61 | Niue | 23.79 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 62 | Egypt | 22.37 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 63 | Iraq | 21.84 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 64 | Algeria | 21.64 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 65 | Palau | 21.43 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 66 | Guatemala | 20.51 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 20.01 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 68 | Tuvalu | 19.17 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.78 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 70 | Cambodia | 18.41 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Grenada | 17.96 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 17.89 | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 73 | Jamaica | 17.79 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 74 | Indonesia | 17.69 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 75 | Lebanon | 17.6 | 2024 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 76 | Saint Lucia | 17.24 | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 77 | Bhutan | 17.17 | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 17.14 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.78 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 80 | Paraguay | 16.31 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 81 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.85 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 82 | Suriname | 15.79 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 83 | Morocco | 15.73 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritius | 15.37 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 85 | Panama | 15.28 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 86 | Honduras | 14.96 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 87 | Samoa | 14.86 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 88 | Brazil | 14.22 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 89 | Seychelles | 13.96 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.55 | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 13.42 | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 13.35 | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Cook Islands | 13.34 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 94 | Mexico | 13.05 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 95 | Jordan | 12.94 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 96 | Peru | 12.9 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 97 | Ecuador | 12.88 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 98 | Belize | 12.66 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 99 | British Virgin Islands | 12.38 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 100 | Bahamas | 12.36 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 101 | Tunisia | 12.07 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 102 | Colombia | 11.54 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.28 | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 11.24 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 10.41 | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 106 | Oman | 10.28 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 107 | El Salvador | 10.05 | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.94 | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 109 | Libya | 9.76 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 110 | Barbados | 9.76 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 111 | Armenia | 9.59 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 112 | Argentina | 9.51 | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 113 | Tonga | 9.51 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 9.44 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Albania | 9.23 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 116 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.05 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 117 | Thailand | 8.96 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 118 | Bahrain | 8.77 | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 119 | Kosovo | 8.72 | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Georgia | 8.6 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Cuba | 8.56 | 2024 | up 41.0% | flat |
| 122 | Malaysia | 8.31 | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 123 | Naoero | 8.26 | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 124 | Kuwait | 8.1 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 125 | Ukraine | 7.89 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 126 | Uruguay | 7.45 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 127 | Romania | 7.31 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.9 | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 129 | Chile | 6.75 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 130 | Montserrat | 6.35 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 131 | Slovakia | 6.29 | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 132 | Saudi Arabia | 5.96 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 133 | Qatar | 5.89 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 5.88 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 135 | Bulgaria | 5.74 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 136 | China | 5.72 | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Croatia | 5.65 | 2024 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 138 | Anguilla | 5.61 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 139 | Maldives | 5.44 | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Canada | 5.43 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 141 | Serbia | 5.41 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 142 | Malta | 5.33 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 143 | Russian Federation | 5.17 | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 144 | Cyprus | 4.98 | 2024 | up 94.5% | falling |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 4.79 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 146 | New Zealand | 4.74 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 147 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.68 | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.65 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 149 | France | 4.34 | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 150 | Poland | 4.22 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 151 | Denmark | 3.95 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 152 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.89 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 153 | Switzerland | 3.87 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 154 | Ireland | 3.86 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 155 | Greece | 3.82 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 156 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.79 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 157 | Belgium | 3.72 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 158 | Germany | 3.71 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 159 | Hungary | 3.71 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 160 | Australia | 3.61 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 161 | Lithuania | 3.38 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 162 | Israel | 3.34 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 163 | Austria | 3.32 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 164 | Portugal | 3.23 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 165 | Spain | 3.19 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 166 | Iceland | 2.82 | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 167 | North Macedonia | 2.8 | 2024 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 168 | Republic of Korea | 2.8 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 169 | Italy | 2.7 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 170 | Singapore | 2.68 | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 171 | Monaco | 2.66 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 172 | Czechia | 2.59 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 173 | Andorra | 2.51 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 174 | Latvia | 2.5 | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 175 | Norway | 2.49 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 176 | Japan | 2.43 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 177 | Sweden | 2.41 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 178 | Montenegro | 2.38 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Finland | 2.35 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 180 | Belarus | 2.33 | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Slovenia | 2.26 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 2.18 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 183 | Estonia | 2.02 | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 184 | San Marino | 1.26 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 71.57
- Côte d'Ivoire 64.47
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 57.92
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 52.72
- World 37.37
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 36.17
- State of Palestine 37.85
- Southern Asia 32.79
- United Republic of Tanzania 37
- Northern Africa 32.15
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 35.16
- Central and Southern Asia 32.01
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.35
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 26.14
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24.2
- South-Eastern Asia 20.24
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.42
- Western Asia 20.11
- Oceania 18.93
- Syrian Arab Republic 18.44
- Central Asia 16.99
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 16.67
- Latin America and the Caribbean 15.35
- Republic of Moldova 16.46
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 13.02
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.7
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11.32
- United States of America 6.47
- Northern America 6.38
- Eastern Asia 5.83
- Europe and Northern America 5.21
- Europe 4.45