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Child Mortality by Country

Compare under-5 mortality rates by country or region: deaths per 1,000 live births. One of the strongest measures of child welfare since 1960. Source: World Bank.

Highest child mortality rate · deaths per 1,000 live births · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2024

196 countries · 2024

#Country / Regiondeaths per 1,000 live births▼
1NigeriaNGA115.6 / 1k
2NigerNER110.7 / 1k
3Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM101.1 / 1k
4ChadTCD97.3 / 1k
5South SudanSSD96.7 / 1k
6GuineaGIN92.1 / 1k
7Sierra LeoneSLE90.5 / 1k
8Congo, Dem. Rep.COD89.7 / 1k
9Central African RepublicCAF89.7 / 1k
10LiberiaLBR86.4 / 1k
11Burkina FasoBFA74.9 / 1k
12BeninBEN74.7 / 1k
13MaliMLI73.0 / 1k
14Equatorial GuineaGNQ68.0 / 1k
15Guinea-BissauGNB67.3 / 1k
16CameroonCMR64.8 / 1k
17ZimbabweZWE64.7 / 1k
18Cote d'IvoireCIV64.5 / 1k
19MadagascarMDG62.4 / 1k
20SudanSDN61.6 / 1k
21LesothoLSO60.0 / 1k
22MozambiqueMOZ59.4 / 1k
23TogoTGO56.1 / 1k
24PakistanPAK56.0 / 1k
25KiribatiKIR53.1 / 1k
26AfghanistanAFG53.0 / 1k
27HaitiHTI52.8 / 1k
28AngolaAGO49.0 / 1k
29DjiboutiDJI48.9 / 1k
30MalawiMWI48.8 / 1k
31UgandaUGA48.7 / 1k
32ZambiaZMB48.4 / 1k
33Timor-LesteTLS47.6 / 1k
34BurundiBDI47.1 / 1k
35EswatiniSWZ45.1 / 1k
36EthiopiaETH44.5 / 1k
37Gambia, TheGMB42.4 / 1k
38NamibiaNAM39.5 / 1k
39Papua New GuineaPNG39.4 / 1k
40Congo, Rep.COG39.1 / 1k
41ComorosCOM39.0 / 1k
42TurkmenistanTKM39.0 / 1k
43KenyaKEN38.8 / 1k
44Yemen, Rep.YEM38.1 / 1k
45West Bank and GazaPSE37.9 / 1k
46RwandaRWA37.7 / 1k
47TanzaniaTZA37.0 / 1k
48MauritaniaMRT36.9 / 1k
49MyanmarMMR36.9 / 1k
50SenegalSEN36.5 / 1k
51GhanaGHA35.9 / 1k
52DominicaDMA35.7 / 1k
53South AfricaZAF35.1 / 1k
54EritreaERI34.3 / 1k
55BotswanaBWA33.3 / 1k
56GabonGAB32.6 / 1k
57Dominican RepublicDOM30.6 / 1k
58BangladeshBGD30.5 / 1k
59Lao PDRLAO29.4 / 1k
60FijiFJI29.1 / 1k
61TajikistanTJK28.1 / 1k
62Marshall IslandsMHL26.7 / 1k
63IndiaIND26.6 / 1k
64PhilippinesPHL26.5 / 1k
65GuyanaGUY25.2 / 1k
66NepalNPL25.1 / 1k
67Venezuela, RBVEN24.2 / 1k
68Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM22.4 / 1k
69Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY22.4 / 1k
70IraqIRQ21.8 / 1k
71AlgeriaDZA21.6 / 1k
72PalauPLW21.4 / 1k
73GuatemalaGTM20.5 / 1k
74Solomon IslandsSLB20.0 / 1k
75TuvaluTUV19.2 / 1k
76Trinidad and TobagoTTO18.8 / 1k
77CambodiaKHM18.4 / 1k
78Syrian Arab RepublicSYR18.4 / 1k
79GrenadaGRD18.0 / 1k
80AzerbaijanAZE17.9 / 1k
81JamaicaJAM17.8 / 1k
82IndonesiaIDN17.7 / 1k
83LebanonLBN17.6 / 1k
84Viet NamVNM17.3 / 1k
85St. LuciaLCA17.2 / 1k
86BhutanBTN17.2 / 1k
87VanuatuVUT17.1 / 1k
88Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ16.8 / 1k
89Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK16.7 / 1k
90MoldovaMDA16.5 / 1k
91ParaguayPRY16.3 / 1k
92St. Kitts and NevisKNA15.9 / 1k
93SurinameSUR15.8 / 1k
94MoroccoMAR15.7 / 1k
95BoliviaBOL15.7 / 1k
96MauritiusMUS15.4 / 1k
97PanamaPAN15.3 / 1k
98HondurasHND15.0 / 1k
99SamoaWSM14.9 / 1k
100BrazilBRA14.2 / 1k
101SeychellesSYC14.0 / 1k
102Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP13.6 / 1k
103UzbekistanUZB13.4 / 1k
104MongoliaMNG13.4 / 1k
105MexicoMEX13.1 / 1k
106EcuadorECU12.9 / 1k
107JordanJOR12.9 / 1k
108PeruPER12.9 / 1k
109BelizeBLZ12.7 / 1k
110Bahamas, TheBHS12.4 / 1k
111British Virgin IslandsVGB12.4 / 1k
112TunisiaTUN12.1 / 1k
113ColombiaCOL11.5 / 1k
114Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN11.3 / 1k
115St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT11.3 / 1k
116NicaraguaNIC11.2 / 1k
117Cabo VerdeCPV11.1 / 1k
118Costa RicaCRI10.4 / 1k
119OmanOMN10.3 / 1k
120El SalvadorSLV10.0 / 1k
121Brunei DarussalamBRN9.9 / 1k
122LibyaLBY9.8 / 1k
123BarbadosBRB9.8 / 1k
124ArmeniaARM9.6 / 1k
125TurkiyeTUR9.6 / 1k
126ArgentinaARG9.5 / 1k
127TongaTON9.5 / 1k
128KazakhstanKAZ9.4 / 1k
129AlbaniaALB9.2 / 1k
130Antigua and BarbudaATG9.1 / 1k
131ThailandTHA9.0 / 1k
132BahrainBHR8.8 / 1k
133KosovoXKX8.7 / 1k
134GeorgiaGEO8.6 / 1k
135CubaCUB8.6 / 1k
136MalaysiaMYS8.3 / 1k
137NaoeroNRU8.3 / 1k
138KuwaitKWT8.1 / 1k
139UkraineUKR7.9 / 1k
140UruguayURY7.4 / 1k
141RomaniaROU7.3 / 1k
142Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH6.9 / 1k
143ChileCHL6.8 / 1k
144United StatesUSA6.5 / 1k
145Slovak RepublicSVK6.3 / 1k
146Saudi ArabiaSAU6.0 / 1k
147QatarQAT5.9 / 1k
148Sri LankaLKA5.9 / 1k
149ChinaCHN5.7 / 1k
150BulgariaBGR5.7 / 1k
151CroatiaHRV5.6 / 1k
152SerbiaSRB5.4 / 1k
153MaldivesMDV5.4 / 1k
154CanadaCAN5.4 / 1k
155MaltaMLT5.3 / 1k
156Russian FederationRUS5.2 / 1k
157CyprusCYP5.0 / 1k
158United Arab EmiratesARE4.8 / 1k
159New ZealandNZL4.7 / 1k
160Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA4.7 / 1k
161United KingdomGBR4.7 / 1k
162FranceFRA4.3 / 1k
163PolandPOL4.2 / 1k
164DenmarkDNK4.0 / 1k
165IrelandIRL3.9 / 1k
166NetherlandsNLD3.9 / 1k
167SwitzerlandCHE3.9 / 1k
168GreeceGRC3.8 / 1k
169BelgiumBEL3.7 / 1k
170GermanyDEU3.7 / 1k
171HungaryHUN3.7 / 1k
172AustraliaAUS3.6 / 1k
173LithuaniaLTU3.4 / 1k
174IsraelISR3.3 / 1k
175AustriaAUT3.3 / 1k
176PortugalPRT3.2 / 1k
177SpainESP3.2 / 1k
178North MacedoniaMKD2.8 / 1k
179IcelandISL2.8 / 1k
180Korea, Rep.KOR2.8 / 1k
181ItalyITA2.7 / 1k
182SingaporeSGP2.7 / 1k
183MonacoMCO2.7 / 1k
184CzechiaCZE2.6 / 1k
185LatviaLVA2.5 / 1k
186NorwayNOR2.5 / 1k
187AndorraAND2.5 / 1k
188SwedenSWE2.4 / 1k
189MontenegroMNE2.4 / 1k
190JapanJPN2.4 / 1k
191FinlandFIN2.4 / 1k
192BelarusBLR2.3 / 1k
193SloveniaSVN2.3 / 1k
194LuxembourgLUX2.2 / 1k
195EstoniaEST2.0 / 1k
196San MarinoSMR1.3 / 1k

2024 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Child Mortality · 2024

  • ›In 2024, Nigeria leads all 196 ranked nations in child mortality, recording 115.6 / 1k — followed by Niger (110.7 / 1k) and Somalia, Fed. Rep. (101.1 / 1k).
  • ›Nigeria records 89× more than San Marino (1.3 / 1k), the lowest-ranked country with data for 2024.
  • ›The median country scores 14.9 / 1k, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's child mortality in 2024.
  • ›The five leading nations — Nigeria, Niger, Somalia, Fed. Rep., Chad and South Sudan — dominate the global child mortality ranking in 2024.
  • ›196 countries and territories reported child mortality data for 2024. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Child Mortality indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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