Child mortality - Country rankings
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Deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 187 countries was 24 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Nigeria: 116 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in San Marino: 1 deaths per 1000 births. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: deaths per 1000 births; Source: UNICEF
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| Countries | Child mortality, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 116 | 1 | 1964 - 2024 |
| Niger | 111 | 2 | 1967 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 101 | 3 | 1982 - 2024 |
| Chad | 97 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 92 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 91 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 90 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 90 | 8 | 1969 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 86 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 75 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 75 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 73 | 12 | 1963 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 68 | 13 | 1982 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 67 | 14 | 1985 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 65 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 65 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 62 | 18 | 1968 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 62 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 60 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 59 | 21 | 1963 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Togo | 56 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 53 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 53 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kiribati | 53 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 49 | 27 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 49 | 28 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 49 | 29 | 1961 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 49 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 48 | 31 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 47 | 32 | 1964 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 45 | 33 | 1966 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 45 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 42 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 40 | 36 | 1967 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 39 | 37 | 1970 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 39 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 39 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 39 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 39 | 41 | 1977 - 2024 |
| Palestine | 38 | 42 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 38 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 38 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burma | 37 | 45 | 1968 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 37 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 37 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 37 | 48 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 36 | 49 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 36 | 50 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 35 | 51 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 34 | 52 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 33 | 53 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 33 | 54 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 31 | 55 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 31 | 56 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 29 | 57 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Laos | 29 | 58 | 1978 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 28 | 59 | 1972 - 2024 |
| India | 27 | 60 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 27 | 61 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 25 | 62 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 25 | 63 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 64 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 22 | 65 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 22 | 66 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 22 | 67 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Micronesia | 22 | 68 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 21 | 69 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Palau | 21 | 70 | 1965 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 20 | 71 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 19 | 72 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tuvalu | 19 | 73 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 18 | 74 | 1982 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 18 | 75 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Grenada | 18 | 76 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 77 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 18 | 78 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 79 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Syria | 18 | 80 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 17 | 81 | 1968 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 17 | 82 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 17 | 83 | 1971 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 17 | 84 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 17 | 85 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 17 | 86 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 17 | 87 | 1964 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 16 | 88 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 16 | 89 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 90 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 16 | 91 | 1983 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 15 | 92 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 15 | 93 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Panama | 15 | 94 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Samoa | 15 | 95 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 14 | 96 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 14 | 97 | 1965 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 14 | 98 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belize | 13 | 99 | 1967 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 100 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 13 | 101 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 13 | 102 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 13 | 103 | 1978 - 2024 |
| Peru | 13 | 104 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 13 | 105 | 1979 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 12 | 106 | 1968 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 12 | 107 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 12 | 108 | 1962 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 11 | 109 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iran | 11 | 110 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 11 | 111 | 1960 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 11 | 112 | 1969 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 10 | 113 | 1969 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 10 | 114 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 10 | 115 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 10 | 116 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 117 | 1960 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 10 | 118 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Libya | 10 | 119 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Oman | 10 | 120 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tonga | 10 | 121 | 1963 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 10 | 122 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Albania | 9 | 123 | 1978 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 9 | 124 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 125 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 9 | 126 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 127 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 9 | 128 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 8 | 129 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 130 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 131 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 7 | 132 | 1984 - 2024 |
| Chile | 7 | 133 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Romania | 7 | 134 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 135 | 1960 - 2024 |
| USA | 7 | 136 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 137 | 1960 - 2024 |
| China | 6 | 138 | 1969 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 6 | 139 | 1981 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 6 | 140 | 1969 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 141 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 142 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 143 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Canada | 5 | 144 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 145 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 5 | 146 | 1962 - 2024 |
| Malta | 5 | 147 | 1960 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 148 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Russia | 5 | 149 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 5 | 150 | 1984 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 5 | 151 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UK | 5 | 152 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Australia | 4 | 153 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 4 | 154 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 4 | 155 | 1960 - 2024 |
| France | 4 | 156 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Germany | 4 | 157 | 1968 - 2024 |
| Greece | 4 | 158 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 4 | 159 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 4 | 160 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 161 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Poland | 4 | 162 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 163 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Andorra | 3 | 164 | 1985 - 2024 |
| Austria | 3 | 165 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 3 | 166 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 3 | 167 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Israel | 3 | 168 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Italy | 3 | 169 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 3 | 170 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 171 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Monaco | 3 | 172 | 1985 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 173 | 1981 - 2024 |
| Norway | 3 | 174 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 3 | 175 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 3 | 176 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 3 | 177 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Spain | 3 | 178 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 2 | 179 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 2 | 180 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Finland | 2 | 181 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan | 2 | 182 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 183 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 184 | 1984 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 185 | 1981 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 2 | 186 | 1960 - 2024 |
| San Marino | 1 | 187 | 1985 - 2024 |
Definition: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
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