Under-five mortality rate by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
61.6
Sudan
Lowest
4.79
United Arab Emirates
Median
14.34
Years covered
83
1942β2024
Data points
1,450
What the numbers show
Under-five mortality rate is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 61.6 in Sudan; the lowest is 4.79 in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.34, and the mean is 19.7.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 72.5%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 48.1%).
Under-five mortality rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 61.6 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 2 | Djibouti | 48.86 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 38.14 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Palestine, State of | 37.85 | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 22.37 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Iraq | 21.84 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Algeria | 21.64 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.44 | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Lebanon | 17.6 | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Morocco | 15.73 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Jordan | 12.94 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Tunisia | 12.07 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.32 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Oman | 10.28 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Libya | 9.76 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Bahrain | 8.77 | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Kuwait | 8.1 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 5.96 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Qatar | 5.89 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 4.79 | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 37.37
- MENA Programme Region 26.79
- MENA Reporting Region 20.5