Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
HealthWHO GHOwho_gho:MDG_0000000007•Per 1,000 live births•1931 → 2024•198 countries
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HealthWHO GHO
Coverage
198
Frequency
yearly
Range
1931 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Per 1,000 live births
≤ 4.12
4.12 – 7.54
7.54 – 12.6
12.6 – 18.94
18.94 – 33.22
33.22 – 53.65
> 53.65
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)
Highest 15 countries
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
198 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)
Distribution across countries
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
Countries
198
Median
16.4
Mean
26.1
25th pctl
6.2
75th pctl
39.8
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)
Compare trends
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NigeriaNGA | 121.4 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 114.87 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 106.41 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 103.22 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 102.13 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 98.76 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 97.29 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 96.06 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 95.21 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 93.37 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 79.91 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 79.1 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 77.06 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 73.41 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 72.93 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 71.27 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 71.01 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 69.87 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 67.41 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 66.41 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 66.1 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 63.61 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 60.76 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 60.45 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 57.56 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 57.55 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 56.99 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 53.91 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 53.69 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 53.41 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 53.29 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 52.93 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 51.73 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 50.95 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 50.15 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 49.7 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 46.82 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 44.03 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 43.36 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 42.75 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 42.46 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 42.41 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 42.23 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 41.67 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 41.17 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 40.67 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 40.55 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 40.5 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 40.49 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 39.77 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 38.98 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 38.31 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | 37.98 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 37.64 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 36.82 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 36.24 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 33.34 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 32.91 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 32.59 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 31.71 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 31.46 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 30.82 Per 1,000 live births | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 29.46 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 29.17 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 28.28 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 27.01 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 26.51 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 26.24 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 25.23 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 23.87 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 23.84 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PalauPLW | 23.72 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 23.5 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 22.59 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 21.74 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 21.2 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 20.46 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 20.42 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 20.3 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 20.19 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 19.9 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 19.45 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 19.44 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 19.14 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 18.94 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 18.94 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 18.75 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 18.68 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 18.35 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 18.32 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 18.22 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 17.86 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SurinameSUR | 17.59 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 17.44 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 17.3 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 17.17 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 16.88 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 16.6 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 16.5 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 16.35 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 15.75 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 15.04 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 14.98 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 14.8 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 14.78 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 14.45 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 14.29 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 14.14 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 14.1 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 13.87 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 13.31 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 12.79 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 12.71 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 12.51 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 12.39 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 12.24 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 12.15 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 11.87 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 11.24 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 11.16 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 11.01 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 10.66 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 10.52 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 10.52 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 10.49 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 10.48 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 10.45 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 10.31 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 9.97 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 9.88 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 9.82 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| KosovoXKX | 9.53 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 9.46 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 9.32 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 9.03 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 9.02 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 8.97 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 8.73 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 8.66 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 8.25 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 7.89 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 7.4 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 7.26 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 7.01 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 6.94 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 6.47 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 6.24 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 6.2 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 6.19 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MontserratMSR | 6.09 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 6.03 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 6.01 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 5.96 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 5.88 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 5.87 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 5.71 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 5.69 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AnguillaAIA | 5.52 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 5.31 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 5.23 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 5.16 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 5.15 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 5.1 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 4.69 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 4.65 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 4.28 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 4.25 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 4.16 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 4.15 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 4.12 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 4.1 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 4.06 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 3.97 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 3.9 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 3.66 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 3.6 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | 3.6 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 3.53 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 3.48 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 3.05 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 3.03 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 2.96 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MonacoMCO | 2.93 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 2.92 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 2.87 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 2.84 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 2.83 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 2.73 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 2.7 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 2.62 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 2.6 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 2.54 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 2.53 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 2.53 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 2.44 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 2.37 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 2.22 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 1.36 Per 1,000 live births | 2024 |
Source: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)