Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births) by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
115.65
Nigeria
Lowest
1.26
San Marino
Median
14.09
Years covered
94
1931–2024
Data points
13,899
What the numbers show
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 115.65 in Nigeria; the lowest is 1.26 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.09, and the mean is 23.93.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 92.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 177 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 94.5%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 74.7%).
Under-five mortality rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 115.65 | 2024 | down 2.6% | 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 |
| 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% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 89.68 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 10 | Liberia | 86.39 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 74.89 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 74.75 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 72.98 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.97 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.34 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 64.84 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 64.66 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 64.47 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 62.4 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 20 | Sudan | 61.6 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 21 | Lesotho | 59.96 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 59.42 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 56.13 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 55.96 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 25 | Kiribati | 53.09 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 53.03 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Haiti | 52.75 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Angola | 49 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 29 | Djibouti | 48.86 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 48.78 | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Uganda | 48.71 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 48.37 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 33 | East Timor | 47.62 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 47.06 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 35 | Eswatini | 45.12 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 44.5 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 37 | Gambia | 42.41 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Namibia | 39.46 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 39.38 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Congo | 39.11 | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Turkmenistan | 39 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 42 | Comoros | 38.97 | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 38.85 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Yemen | 38.14 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Palestine | 37.85 | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Rwanda | 37.74 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 47 | Tanzania | 37 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 48 | Myanmar | 36.93 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 49 | Mauritania | 36.91 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Senegal | 36.53 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | 35.88 | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominica | 35.66 | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 53 | South Africa | 35.06 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 54 | Eritrea | 34.3 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 33.31 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Gabon | 32.63 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 30.63 | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 30.5 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Laos | 29.35 | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 29.12 | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 28.13 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 26.74 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 63 | India | 26.58 | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Philippines | 26.46 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 65 | Guyana | 25.21 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 66 | Nepal | 25.12 | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela | 24.2 | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Niue | 23.79 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Micronesia (country) | 22.42 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Egypt | 22.37 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Iraq | 21.84 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Algeria | 21.64 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Palau | 21.43 | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 20.51 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 20.01 | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 19.17 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.78 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 78 | Syria | 18.44 | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Cambodia | 18.41 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Grenada | 17.96 | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 17.89 | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 17.79 | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 17.69 | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Lebanon | 17.6 | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Vietnam | 17.27 | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 17.24 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Bhutan | 17.17 | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Vanuatu | 17.14 | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.78 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 90 | North Korea | 16.67 | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Moldova | 16.46 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 16.31 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.85 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 94 | Morocco | 15.73 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Bolivia | 15.7 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritius | 15.37 | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 15.28 | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Honduras | 14.96 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Samoa | 14.86 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Brazil | 14.22 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Seychelles | 13.96 | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.55 | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 103 | Mongolia | 13.42 | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 13.35 | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Cook Islands | 13.34 | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Mexico | 13.05 | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Jordan | 12.94 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Peru | 12.9 | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Ecuador | 12.88 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Belize | 12.66 | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 111 | British Virgin Islands | 12.38 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Bahamas | 12.36 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 113 | Tunisia | 12.07 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Colombia | 11.54 | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Iran | 11.32 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.28 | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 11.24 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 11.14 | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 10.41 | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Oman | 10.28 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 121 | El Salvador | 10.05 | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei | 9.94 | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 9.76 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 9.76 | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Turkey | 9.61 | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Armenia | 9.59 | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Argentina | 9.51 | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Tonga | 9.51 | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | 9.44 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Albania | 9.23 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.05 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Thailand | 8.96 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Bahrain | 8.77 | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Kosovo | 8.72 | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.72 | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Georgia | 8.6 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Cuba | 8.56 | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Malaysia | 8.31 | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Nauru | 8.26 | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Kuwait | 8.1 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Ukraine | 7.89 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 142 | Uruguay | 7.45 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Romania | 7.31 | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.9 | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Chile | 6.75 | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 146 | United States | 6.47 | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Montserrat | 6.35 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovakia | 6.29 | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Saudi Arabia | 5.96 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Qatar | 5.89 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Sri Lanka | 5.88 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Bulgaria | 5.74 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 153 | China | 5.72 | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Croatia | 5.65 | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Anguilla | 5.61 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 156 | Maldives | 5.44 | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Canada | 5.43 | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Serbia | 5.41 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Malta | 5.33 | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Russia | 5.17 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Cyprus | 4.98 | 2024 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 4.79 | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 163 | New Zealand | 4.74 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 164 | United Kingdom | 4.68 | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.65 | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 166 | France | 4.34 | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Poland | 4.22 | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Denmark | 3.95 | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Netherlands | 3.89 | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Switzerland | 3.87 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Ireland | 3.86 | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Greece | 3.82 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Belgium | 3.72 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Germany | 3.71 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Hungary | 3.71 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Australia | 3.61 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Lithuania | 3.38 | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Israel | 3.34 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Austria | 3.32 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Portugal | 3.23 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Spain | 3.19 | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | 2.82 | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 183 | North Macedonia | 2.8 | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 184 | South Korea | 2.8 | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Italy | 2.7 | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Singapore | 2.68 | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Monaco | 2.66 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 188 | Czechia | 2.59 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Andorra | 2.51 | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Latvia | 2.5 | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Norway | 2.49 | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Japan | 2.43 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Sweden | 2.41 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Montenegro | 2.38 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Finland | 2.35 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Belarus | 2.33 | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Slovenia | 2.26 | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Luxembourg | 2.18 | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Estonia | 2.02 | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 200 | San Marino | 1.26 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa (WHO region) 69.9
- Sur 15.79
- Low income (World Bank) 68.8
- Mus 15.37
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 43.8
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 42.13
- World 37.37
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 26.66
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 13.12
- Americas (WHO region) 12.64
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 12.12
- Europe (WHO region) 7.7
- High income (World Bank) 5.09