Under-5 mortality rate
Child WelfareUNICEFunicef_sowc:CME_MRY0T4•deaths per 1,000 live births•2000 → 2024•198 countries
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Child WelfareUNICEF
Coverage
198
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Spotlight
Nigeria
NGA
121.404 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Niger
NER
114.8681 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
SOM
106.4113 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Chad
TCD
103.2244 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
South Sudan
SSD
102.1303 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Guinea
GIN
98.7635 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Under-5 mortality rate by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: deaths per 1,000 live births
≤ 4.12
4.12 – 7.54
7.54 – 12.57
12.57 – 18.94
18.94 – 33.22
33.22 – 53.65
> 53.65
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)
Highest 15 countries
Under-5 mortality rate
198 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)
Distribution across countries
Under-5 mortality rate
Countries
198
Median
16.4
Mean
26.1
25th pctl
6.2
75th pctl
39.8
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)
Compare trends
Under-5 mortality rate
NigeriaNigerSomalia, Fed. Rep.
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NigeriaNGA | 121.4 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 114.87 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 106.41 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 103.22 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 102.13 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 98.76 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 97.29 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 96.06 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 95.21 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 93.37 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 79.91 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 79.1 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 77.06 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 73.41 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 72.93 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 71.27 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 71.01 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 69.87 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 67.41 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 66.41 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 66.1 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 63.61 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 60.76 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 60.45 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 57.56 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 57.55 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 56.99 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 53.91 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 53.69 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 53.41 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 53.29 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 52.93 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 51.73 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 50.95 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 50.15 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 49.7 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 46.82 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 44.03 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 43.36 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 42.75 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 42.46 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 42.41 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 42.23 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 41.67 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 41.17 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 40.67 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 40.55 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 40.5 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 40.49 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 39.77 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 38.98 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 38.31 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | 37.98 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 37.64 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 36.82 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 36.24 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 33.34 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 32.91 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 32.59 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 32.58 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 31.71 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 31.46 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 29.46 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 29.17 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 28.28 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 27.01 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 26.51 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 26.24 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 25.23 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 23.87 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 23.84 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PalauPLW | 23.72 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 23.5 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 22.59 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 21.74 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 21.2 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 20.46 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 20.42 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 20.3 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 20.19 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 19.9 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 19.45 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 19.44 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 19.14 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 18.94 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 18.94 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 18.75 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 18.68 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 18.35 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 18.32 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 18.22 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 17.86 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SurinameSUR | 17.59 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 17.44 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 17.3 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 17.17 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 16.88 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 16.6 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 16.5 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 16.35 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 15.75 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 15.04 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 14.98 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 14.8 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 14.78 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 14.29 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 14.14 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 14.1 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 13.31 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 12.88 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 12.79 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 12.71 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 12.66 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 12.51 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 12.39 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 12.24 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 11.87 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 11.24 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 11.16 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 11.14 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 11.01 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 10.66 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 10.52 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 10.52 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 10.49 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 10.48 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 10.45 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 10.31 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 9.97 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 9.88 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 9.82 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| KosovoXKX | 9.53 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 9.46 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 9.32 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 9.03 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 9.02 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 8.97 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 8.73 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 8.66 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 8.25 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 7.89 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 7.4 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 7.26 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 7.01 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 6.94 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 6.47 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 6.24 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 6.2 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 6.19 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MontserratMSR | 6.09 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 6.03 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 6.01 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 5.96 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 5.88 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 5.71 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 5.69 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AnguillaAIA | 5.52 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 5.43 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 5.31 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 5.15 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 4.79 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 4.69 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 4.68 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 4.65 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 4.25 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 4.16 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 4.15 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 4.12 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 4.1 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 3.97 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 3.66 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 3.05 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 2.96 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MonacoMCO | 2.93 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 2.92 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 2.87 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 2.84 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 2.73 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 2.62 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 2.6 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 2.54 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 2.44 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 2.37 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 1.36 deaths per 1,000 live births | 2024 |
Source: UNICEF (UNICEF)