Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
DemographicsWHO GHOwho_gho:MDG_0000000007•Per 1,000 live births•1932 → 2023•198 countries
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DemographicsWHO GHO
Coverage
198
Frequency
yearly
Range
1932 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Per 1,000 live births
≤ 3.77
3.77 – 6.78
6.78 – 12.6
12.6 – 18.46
18.46 – 30.4
30.4 – 54.92
> 54.92
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
Countries
50
Median
62.3
Mean
68.5
25th pctl
42.9
75th pctl
74.8
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Compare trends
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
GhanaGuineaMauritania
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African RepublicCAF | 393.33 Per 1,000 live births | 2022 | |
| NigerNER | 118.47 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 111.57 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 103.1 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 94.83 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 94.46 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 84.46 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 83.75 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 83.16 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 83.14 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 78.9 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 77.2 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 74.79 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 72.65 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 72.37 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 70.92 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 70.62 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 69.91 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 69.48 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 68.96 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 68.72 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 68.16 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 64.71 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 64.32 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 62.86 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 61.67 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 60.12 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 59.1 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 55.06 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 54.04 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 51.31 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 48.54 Per 1,000 live births | 2022 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 46.46 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 45.11 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 45.01 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 44.78 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 44.06 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | 42.91 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 41.83 Per 1,000 live births | 2022 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 41.56 Per 1,000 live births | 2022 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 40.7 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 39.57 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 39.42 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 38.74 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 38.34 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 37.22 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 37.06 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 36.96 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 35.77 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 35.09 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 |
Source: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)