Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
52.75
Haiti
Lowest
4.65
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
12.98
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
2,538
What the numbers show
Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 52.75 in Haiti; the lowest is 4.65 in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.98, and the mean is 15.41.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 41.0%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (down 44.8%).
Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 52.75 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Dominica | 35.66 | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 30.63 | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Guyana | 25.21 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 24.2 | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Guatemala | 20.51 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.78 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 8 | Grenada | 17.96 | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Jamaica | 17.79 | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Saint Lucia | 17.24 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Paraguay | 16.31 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.85 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 13 | Suriname | 15.79 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 15.7 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Panama | 15.28 | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Honduras | 14.96 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Brazil | 14.22 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 13.05 | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Peru | 12.9 | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Ecuador | 12.88 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Belize | 12.66 | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 12.38 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 11.54 | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.28 | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 11.24 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 10.41 | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 27 | El Salvador | 10.05 | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Barbados | 9.76 | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 9.51 | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.05 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Cuba | 8.56 | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Uruguay | 7.45 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 6.75 | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Montserrat | 6.35 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Anguilla | 5.61 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 36 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.65 | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.