Under-five mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
115.65
Nigeria
Lowest
1.26
San Marino
Median
14.22
Years covered
94
1931–2024
Data points
14,870
What the numbers show
Under-five mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 115.65 in Nigeria; the lowest is 1.26 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.22, and the mean is 23.87.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 92.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 178 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 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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 | Côte 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 | Timor-Leste | 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, State of | 37.85 | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Rwanda | 37.74 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 47 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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, Bolivarian Republic of | 24.2 | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Niue | 23.79 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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 | Viet Nam | 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 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 16.67 | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Republic of 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 | Suriname | 15.79 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 95 | Morocco | 15.73 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 15.7 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Mauritius | 15.37 | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Panama | 15.28 | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Honduras | 14.96 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Samoa | 14.86 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Brazil | 14.22 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Seychelles | 13.96 | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.55 | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 104 | Mongolia | 13.42 | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Uzbekistan | 13.35 | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Cook Islands | 13.34 | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Mexico | 13.05 | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 12.94 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Peru | 12.9 | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Ecuador | 12.88 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Belize | 12.66 | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 112 | British Virgin Islands | 12.38 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahamas | 12.36 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 114 | Tunisia | 12.07 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Colombia | 11.54 | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Iran | 11.32 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.28 | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 11.24 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 11.14 | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 10.41 | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Oman | 10.28 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 122 | El Salvador | 10.05 | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.94 | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Libya | 9.76 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Barbados | 9.76 | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Türkiye | 9.61 | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Armenia | 9.59 | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Argentina | 9.51 | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Tonga | 9.51 | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 9.44 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Albania | 9.23 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.05 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Thailand | 8.96 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | 8.77 | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 135 | 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 | Naoero | 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 of America | 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 (People’s Republic of) | 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.79 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 174 | Belgium | 3.72 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Germany | 3.71 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Hungary | 3.71 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Australia | 3.61 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Lithuania | 3.38 | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Israel | 3.34 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Austria | 3.32 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Portugal | 3.23 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Spain | 3.19 | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Iceland | 2.82 | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 184 | North Macedonia | 2.8 | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Korea | 2.8 | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Italy | 2.7 | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Singapore | 2.68 | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Monaco | 2.66 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 189 | Czechia | 2.59 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Andorra | 2.51 | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Latvia | 2.5 | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Norway | 2.49 | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Japan | 2.43 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Sweden | 2.41 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Montenegro | 2.38 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Finland | 2.35 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Belarus | 2.33 | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Slovenia | 2.26 | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Luxembourg | 2.18 | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Estonia | 2.02 | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 201 | 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.
- West and Central Africa 90.96
- Sub-Saharan Africa 71.57
- World Bank Low Income 68.8
- Least developed countries 57.92
- Landlocked developing countries 52.72
- Eastern and Southern Africa 50.23
- World Bank Lower-Middle Income 43.8
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 36.17
- Small island developing States 35.16
- South Asia 33.47
- Southern Asia 32.79
- Northern Africa 32.15