The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
Top-20 · per 1,000 live births
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Sudan
|
71.9 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 2 |
Nigeria
|
69.8 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 3 |
Niger
|
65.6 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 4 |
Somalia
|
65.4 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 5 |
Liberia
|
63.2 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 6 |
Zimbabwe
|
62.4 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 7 |
Guinea
|
59.8 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 8 |
Central African Republic
|
58.8 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 9 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
56.4 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 10 |
Chad
|
56.3 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 11 |
Lesotho
|
56.3 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 12 |
Sierra Leone
|
54.6 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 13 |
Afghanistan
|
48.3 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 14 |
Pakistan
|
48.2 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 15 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
47.6 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 16 |
Mali
|
47.5 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 17 |
Benin
|
45.2 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 18 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
44.8 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 19 |
Mozambique
|
43.7 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 20 |
Burkina Faso
|
43.6 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 21 |
Djibouti
|
43 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 22 |
Madagascar
|
43 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 23 |
Sudan
|
42.9 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 24 |
Eswatini
|
42.2 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 25 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
42.1 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 26 |
Cameroon
|
40.2 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 27 |
Haiti
|
39 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 28 |
Kiribati
|
38.8 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 29 |
Malawi
|
38 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 30 |
Namibia
|
36.4 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 31 |
Uganda
|
35.9 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 32 |
Comoros
|
35 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 33 |
Togo
|
34.8 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 34 |
Timor-Leste
|
34.6 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 35 |
Zambia
|
34.6 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 36 |
Ethiopia
|
34.5 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 37 |
Kenya
|
34.2 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 38 |
Yemen
|
33.8 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 39 |
Dominica
|
33.3 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 40 |
Myanmar
|
32.8 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 41 |
Gambia
|
32.7 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 42 |
Angola
|
32.1 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 43 |
Botswana
|
32.1 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 44 |
Papua New Guinea
|
31.3 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 45 |
Burundi
|
30.5 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 46 |
Turkmenistan
|
30.4 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 47 |
Mauritania
|
30.2 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 48 |
Rwanda
|
29.4 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 49 |
Senegal
|
28.9 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 50 |
Tanzania
|
28.7 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 51 |
Dominican Republic
|
27.7 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 52 |
Ghana
|
27.5 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 53 |
Laos
|
27.2 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 54 |
Republic of the Congo
|
27 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 55 |
Gabon
|
25.9 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 56 |
Eritrea
|
24.7 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 57 |
Bangladesh
|
24.4 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 58 |
South Africa
|
24.2 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 59 |
Fiji
|
23.5 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 60 |
Tajikistan
|
23.5 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 61 |
India
|
23.3 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 62 |
Guyana
|
23.2 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 63 |
Marshall Islands
|
22.7 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 64 |
Nepal
|
22.2 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 65 |
Philippines
|
21.7 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 66 |
Venezuela
|
21.2 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 67 |
Egypt
|
20.8 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 68 |
Micronesia
|
20.3 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 69 |
Iraq
|
20.1 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 70 |
Algeria
|
19.5 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 71 |
Palau
|
18.6 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 72 |
Syria
|
17.7 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 73 |
Guatemala
|
17.2 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 74 |
Palestine
|
17 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 75 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
17 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 76 |
Tuvalu
|
16.5 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 77 |
Cambodia
|
16.4 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 78 |
Grenada
|
16.4 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 79 |
Jamaica
|
16.4 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 80 |
Solomon Islands
|
16.4 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 81 |
Saint Lucia
|
15.8 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 82 |
Lebanon
|
15.3 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 83 |
Indonesia
|
15.2 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 84 |
Moldova
|
15.1 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 85 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
14.8 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 86 |
Suriname
|
14.8 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 87 |
Morocco
|
14.7 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 88 |
Paraguay
|
14.5 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 89 |
Vanuatu
|
14.4 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 90 |
Bolivia
|
14.2 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 91 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
13.9 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 92 |
Mauritius
|
13.8 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 93 |
Bhutan
|
13.7 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 94 |
North Korea
|
13.3 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 95 |
Seychelles
|
12.9 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 96 |
Honduras
|
12.8 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 97 |
Uzbekistan
|
12.8 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 98 |
Azerbaijan
|
12.5 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 99 |
Brazil
|
12.3 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 100 |
Samoa
|
12.3 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 101 |
Mexico
|
12.1 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 102 |
Jordan
|
12 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 103 |
Panama
|
12 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 104 |
Vietnam
|
12 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 105 |
British Virgin Islands
|
11.4 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 106 |
Mongolia
|
11.2 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 107 |
Bahamas
|
11.1 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 108 |
Peru
|
11 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 109 |
Ecuador
|
10.9 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 110 |
Belize
|
10.8 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 111 |
Cabo Verde
|
10.6 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 112 |
Colombia
|
10.5 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 113 |
Iran
|
10.3 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 114 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
10.2 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 115 |
Tunisia
|
9.7 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 116 |
Nicaragua
|
9.4 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 117 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
9.2 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 118 |
Barbados
|
9.1 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 119 |
Costa Rica
|
9.1 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 120 |
El Salvador
|
8.8 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 121 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
8.6 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 122 |
Armenia
|
8.5 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 123 |
Albania
|
8.3 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 124 |
Oman
|
8.3 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 125 |
Argentina
|
8 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 126 |
Kosovo
|
8 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 127 |
Türkiye
|
8 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 128 |
Libya
|
7.9 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 129 |
Tonga
|
7.8 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 130 |
Nauru
|
7.7 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 131 |
Thailand
|
7.7 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 132 |
Ukraine
|
7.6 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 133 |
Georgia
|
7.5 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 134 |
Kazakhstan
|
7.4 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 135 |
Bahrain
|
7.3 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 136 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
7 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 137 |
Kuwait
|
7 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 138 |
Malaysia
|
7 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 139 |
Cuba
|
6.8 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 140 |
Uruguay
|
6.2 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 141 |
Romania
|
6 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 142 |
Chile
|
5.8 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 143 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
5.5 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 144 |
United States
|
5.5 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 145 |
Slovakia
|
5.3 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 146 |
Sri Lanka
|
5.2 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 147 |
Qatar
|
4.8 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 148 |
Canada
|
4.7 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 149 |
Maldives
|
4.7 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 150 |
Malta
|
4.7 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 151 |
Saudi Arabia
|
4.7 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 152 |
Bulgaria
|
4.6 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 153 |
Serbia
|
4.6 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 154 |
China
|
4.1 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 155 |
Croatia
|
4.1 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 156 |
Cyprus
|
4.1 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 157 |
Russia
|
4.1 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 158 |
United Kingdom
|
4.1 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 159 |
New Zealand
|
4 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 160 |
United Arab Emirates
|
3.8 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 161 |
Poland
|
3.6 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 162 |
Denmark
|
3.5 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 163 |
France
|
3.4 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 164 |
Ireland
|
3.4 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 165 |
Netherlands
|
3.4 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 166 |
Switzerland
|
3.4 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 167 |
Greece
|
3.2 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 168 |
Australia
|
3.1 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 169 |
Belgium
|
3.1 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 170 |
Germany
|
3.1 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 171 |
Hungary
|
3.1 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 172 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
3 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 173 |
Austria
|
2.8 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 174 |
Lithuania
|
2.8 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 175 |
Israel
|
2.7 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 176 |
Portugal
|
2.7 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 177 |
Spain
|
2.6 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 178 |
North Macedonia
|
2.5 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 179 |
Andorra
|
2.4 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 180 |
Italy
|
2.3 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 181 |
South Korea
|
2.3 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 182 |
Latvia
|
2.2 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 183 |
Monaco
|
2.2 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 184 |
Singapore
|
2.2 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 185 |
Czechia
|
2.1 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 186 |
Iceland
|
2.1 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 187 |
Norway
|
2 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 188 |
Sweden
|
2 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 189 |
Finland
|
1.9 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 190 |
Luxembourg
|
1.9 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 191 |
Montenegro
|
1.9 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 192 |
Belarus
|
1.8 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 193 |
Japan
|
1.8 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 194 |
Slovenia
|
1.8 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 195 |
Estonia
|
1.5 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 196 |
San Marino
|
1.2 | 2024 | 1 |
The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births in the same year. One of the most sensitive indicators of the quality of health care and of social conditions: it responds to the availability of obstetric care, vaccination, clean water and nutrition faster than life expectancy does. The estimates are prepared by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
The probability of dying before the fifth birthday — per 1,000 live births.
Mortality 1985–2023 Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.
Demography 1960–2024 Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Healthcare 1980–2024 DPT immunization coverageThe share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.