Under-Five Mortality
DemographicsUN DESAun_desa_pop:Q5•per 1,000 live births•1950 → 2026•225 countries
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DemographicsUN DESA
Coverage
225
Frequency
yearly
Range
1950 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026
Under-Five Mortality by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: per 1,000 live births
≤ 3.5
3.5 – 5.91
5.91 – 9.93
9.93 – 13.57
13.57 – 21.79
21.79 – 42.11
> 42.11
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Highest 15 countries
Under-Five Mortality
225 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Distribution across countries
Under-Five Mortality
Countries
225
Median
11.7
Mean
21
25th pctl
5.7
75th pctl
29.9
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
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Under-Five Mortality
NigerNigeriaSomalia, Fed. Rep.
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NigerNER | 109.49 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 100.74 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 100.06 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| South SudanSSD | 96.53 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ChadTCD | 96.12 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 92.6 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuineaGIN | 89.87 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 89.68 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MaliMLI | 89.08 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 79.2 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BeninBEN | 75.56 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 70.59 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 68.23 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 66.49 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 66.06 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LesothoLSO | 65.18 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 64.47 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CameroonCMR | 62.29 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 61.96 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AngolaAGO | 60.75 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 60.73 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PakistanPAK | 55.88 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TogoTGO | 55.44 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| HaitiHTI | 54.71 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 52.26 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 51.17 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SudanSDN | 51.03 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 48.67 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 47.52 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BurundiBDI | 46.82 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 42.22 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 42.11 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ComorosCOM | 41.75 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 41.5 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 40.53 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 39.33 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| KenyaKEN | 39.02 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GhanaGHA | 38.75 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 38.49 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 38.07 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 36.94 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 36.89 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MalawiMWI | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 36.28 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| UgandaUGA | 35.34 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 35.17 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 35.1 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GabonGAB | 34.42 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 34.21 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 34.12 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 33.95 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| RwandaRWA | 33.05 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SenegalSEN | 31.61 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| EritreaERI | 31.42 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 30.19 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 29.91 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| DominicaDMA | 29.71 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 26.42 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IndiaIND | 26.06 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 25.49 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NauruNRU | 24.57 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 24.42 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NepalNPL | 22.3 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 21.79 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IraqIRQ | 21.61 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 21.43 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 21.02 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PalauPLW | 20.52 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 20.2 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BhutanBTN | 19.48 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| FijiFJI | 19.39 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 19.06 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 18.98 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 18.83 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 18.79 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 18.49 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 18.45 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 18.39 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 17.92 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LebanonLBN | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 16.88 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 16.25 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 15.86 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 15.79 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 15.54 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 15.12 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 14.75 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SamoaWSM | 14.56 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| HondurasHND | 14.17 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 14 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 13.72 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 13.58 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 13.57 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 13.32 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 13.03 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BrazilBRA | 12.87 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| JordanJOR | 12.62 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ArubaABW | 12.52 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 12.49 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 12.39 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PanamaPAN | 12.37 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 12.3 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PeruPER | 12.14 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 11.95 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SurinameSUR | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 11.82 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MexicoMEX | 11.71 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 11.7 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 11.56 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| EcuadorECU | 11.44 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 11.19 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuamGUM | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 11.03 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 10.86 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 10.76 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 10.57 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 10.45 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| French GuianaGUF | 10.38 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 10.12 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 10.11 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 10.04 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 10.02 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| American SamoaASM | 9.93 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 9.93 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 9.79 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 9.72 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TongaTON | 9.65 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ThailandTHA | 9.63 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| JerseyJEY | 9.54 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 9.46 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| OmanOMN | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| KosovoXKX | 9.31 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 9.28 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Saint Pierre & MiquelonSPM | 8.94 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 8.78 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 8.72 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 8.72 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LibyaLBY | 8.41 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 7.83 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuadeloupeGLP | 7.61 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 7.51 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MartiniqueMTQ | 7.18 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 7.13 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 7.08 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 7.06 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 6.88 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ChinaCHN | 6.76 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| UruguayURY | 6.66 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 6.53 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 6.47 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| QatarQAT | 6.45 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GuernseyGGY | 6.44 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 6.19 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 6.16 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ChileCHL | 6.03 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| RomaniaROU | 5.91 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MontserratMSR | 5.86 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 5.86 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BahrainBHR | 5.86 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 5.84 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 5.73 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 5.68 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AndorraAND | 5.65 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| UkraineUKR | 5.61 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| United StatesUSA | 5.57 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 5.53 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 5.41 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CubaCUB | 5.38 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 5.32 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MaltaMLT | 5.21 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AnguillaAIA | 5.19 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| RéunionREU | 5.12 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 5.08 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 4.98 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 4.86 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 4.52 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 4.45 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CanadaCAN | 4.41 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MonacoMCO | 4.28 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 4.01 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 3.79 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| FranceFRA | 3.62 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PolandPOL | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IsraelISR | 3.56 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 3.56 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 3.46 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 3.37 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| HungaryHUN | 3.34 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| LatviaLVA | 3.25 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 3.24 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 3.22 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 3.18 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GermanyDEU | 3.18 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AustriaAUT | 3.18 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 3.14 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| GreeceGRC | 3.09 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IrelandIRL | 3.04 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 3.02 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BelarusBLR | 2.86 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| PortugalPRT | 2.79 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CyprusCYP | 2.78 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SpainESP | 2.69 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 2.46 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| ItalyITA | 2.46 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 2.46 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SwedenSWE | 2.29 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| JapanJPN | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| BermudaBMU | 2.15 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| EstoniaEST | 2.14 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 2.14 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| FinlandFIN | 2.12 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| NorwayNOR | 1.96 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 1.84 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 1.54 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| IcelandISL | 1.5 per 1,000 live births | 2026 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 1.35 per 1,000 live births | 2026 |
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)