The probability of dying before the fifth birthday — 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 |
Nigeria
|
115.6 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 2 |
Niger
|
110.7 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 3 |
Somalia
|
101.1 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 4 |
Chad
|
97.3 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 5 |
South Sudan
|
96.7 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 6 |
Guinea
|
92.1 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 7 |
Sierra Leone
|
90.5 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 8 |
Central African Republic
|
89.7 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 9 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
89.7 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 10 |
Liberia
|
86.4 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 11 |
Burkina Faso
|
74.9 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 12 |
Benin
|
74.7 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 13 |
Mali
|
73 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 14 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
68 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 15 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
67.3 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 16 |
Cameroon
|
64.8 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 17 |
Zimbabwe
|
64.7 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 18 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
64.5 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 19 |
Madagascar
|
62.4 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 20 |
Sudan
|
61.6 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 21 |
Lesotho
|
60 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 22 |
Mozambique
|
59.4 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 23 |
Togo
|
56.1 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 24 |
Pakistan
|
56 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 25 |
Kiribati
|
53.1 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 26 |
Afghanistan
|
53 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 27 |
Haiti
|
52.8 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 28 |
Angola
|
49 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 29 |
Djibouti
|
48.9 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 30 |
Malawi
|
48.8 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 31 |
Uganda
|
48.7 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 32 |
Zambia
|
48.4 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 33 |
Timor-Leste
|
47.6 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 34 |
Burundi
|
47.1 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 35 |
Eswatini
|
45.1 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 36 |
Ethiopia
|
44.5 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 37 |
Gambia
|
42.4 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 38 |
Namibia
|
39.5 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 39 |
Papua New Guinea
|
39.4 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 40 |
Republic of the Congo
|
39.1 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 41 |
Comoros
|
39 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 42 |
Turkmenistan
|
39 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 43 |
Kenya
|
38.8 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 44 |
Yemen
|
38.1 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 45 |
Palestine
|
37.9 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 46 |
Rwanda
|
37.7 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 47 |
Tanzania
|
37 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 48 |
Mauritania
|
36.9 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 49 |
Myanmar
|
36.9 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 50 |
Senegal
|
36.5 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 51 |
Ghana
|
35.9 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 52 |
Dominica
|
35.7 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 53 |
South Africa
|
35.1 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 54 |
Eritrea
|
34.3 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 55 |
Botswana
|
33.3 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 56 |
Gabon
|
32.6 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 57 |
Dominican Republic
|
30.6 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 58 |
Bangladesh
|
30.5 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 59 |
Laos
|
29.4 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 60 |
Fiji
|
29.1 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 61 |
Tajikistan
|
28.1 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 62 |
Marshall Islands
|
26.7 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 63 |
India
|
26.6 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 64 |
Philippines
|
26.5 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 65 |
Guyana
|
25.2 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 66 |
Nepal
|
25.1 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 67 |
Venezuela
|
24.2 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 68 |
Egypt
|
22.4 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 69 |
Micronesia
|
22.4 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 70 |
Iraq
|
21.8 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 71 |
Algeria
|
21.6 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 72 |
Palau
|
21.4 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 73 |
Guatemala
|
20.5 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 74 |
Solomon Islands
|
20 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 75 |
Tuvalu
|
19.2 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 76 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
18.8 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 77 |
Cambodia
|
18.4 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 78 |
Syria
|
18.4 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 79 |
Grenada
|
18 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 80 |
Azerbaijan
|
17.9 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 81 |
Jamaica
|
17.8 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 82 |
Indonesia
|
17.7 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 83 |
Lebanon
|
17.6 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 84 |
Vietnam
|
17.3 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 85 |
Bhutan
|
17.2 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 86 |
Saint Lucia
|
17.2 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 87 |
Vanuatu
|
17.1 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 88 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
16.8 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 89 |
North Korea
|
16.7 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 90 |
Moldova
|
16.5 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 91 |
Paraguay
|
16.3 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 92 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
15.9 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 93 |
Suriname
|
15.8 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 94 |
Bolivia
|
15.7 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 95 |
Morocco
|
15.7 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 96 |
Mauritius
|
15.4 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 97 |
Panama
|
15.3 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 98 |
Honduras
|
15 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 99 |
Samoa
|
14.9 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 100 |
Brazil
|
14.2 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 101 |
Seychelles
|
14 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 102 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
13.6 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 103 |
Mongolia
|
13.4 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 104 |
Uzbekistan
|
13.4 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 105 |
Mexico
|
13.1 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 106 |
Ecuador
|
12.9 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 107 |
Jordan
|
12.9 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 108 |
Peru
|
12.9 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 109 |
Belize
|
12.7 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 110 |
Bahamas
|
12.4 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 111 |
British Virgin Islands
|
12.4 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 112 |
Tunisia
|
12.1 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 113 |
Colombia
|
11.5 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 114 |
Iran
|
11.3 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 115 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
11.3 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 116 |
Nicaragua
|
11.2 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 117 |
Cabo Verde
|
11.1 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 118 |
Costa Rica
|
10.4 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 119 |
Oman
|
10.3 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 120 |
El Salvador
|
10 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 121 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
9.9 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 122 |
Barbados
|
9.8 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 123 |
Libya
|
9.8 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 124 |
Armenia
|
9.6 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 125 |
Türkiye
|
9.6 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 126 |
Argentina
|
9.5 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 127 |
Tonga
|
9.5 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 128 |
Kazakhstan
|
9.4 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 129 |
Albania
|
9.2 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 130 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
9.1 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 131 |
Thailand
|
9 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 132 |
Bahrain
|
8.8 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 133 |
Kosovo
|
8.7 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 134 |
Cuba
|
8.6 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 135 |
Georgia
|
8.6 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 136 |
Malaysia
|
8.3 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 137 |
Nauru
|
8.3 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 138 |
Kuwait
|
8.1 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 139 |
Ukraine
|
7.9 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 140 |
Uruguay
|
7.4 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 141 |
Romania
|
7.3 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 142 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6.9 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 143 |
Chile
|
6.8 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 144 |
United States
|
6.5 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 145 |
Slovakia
|
6.3 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 146 |
Saudi Arabia
|
6 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 147 |
Qatar
|
5.9 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 148 |
Sri Lanka
|
5.9 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 149 |
Bulgaria
|
5.7 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 150 |
China
|
5.7 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 151 |
Croatia
|
5.6 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 152 |
Canada
|
5.4 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 153 |
Maldives
|
5.4 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 154 |
Serbia
|
5.4 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 155 |
Malta
|
5.3 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 156 |
Russia
|
5.2 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 157 |
Cyprus
|
5 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 158 |
United Arab Emirates
|
4.8 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 159 |
New Zealand
|
4.7 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 160 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
4.7 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 161 |
United Kingdom
|
4.7 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 162 |
France
|
4.3 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 163 |
Poland
|
4.2 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 164 |
Denmark
|
4 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 165 |
Ireland
|
3.9 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 166 |
Netherlands
|
3.9 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 167 |
Switzerland
|
3.9 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 168 |
Greece
|
3.8 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 169 |
Belgium
|
3.7 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 170 |
Germany
|
3.7 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 171 |
Hungary
|
3.7 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 172 |
Australia
|
3.6 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 173 |
Lithuania
|
3.4 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 174 |
Austria
|
3.3 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 175 |
Israel
|
3.3 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 176 |
Portugal
|
3.2 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 177 |
Spain
|
3.2 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 178 |
Iceland
|
2.8 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 179 |
North Macedonia
|
2.8 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 180 |
South Korea
|
2.8 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 181 |
Italy
|
2.7 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 182 |
Monaco
|
2.7 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 183 |
Singapore
|
2.7 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 184 |
Czechia
|
2.6 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 185 |
Andorra
|
2.5 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 186 |
Latvia
|
2.5 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 187 |
Norway
|
2.5 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 188 |
Finland
|
2.4 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 189 |
Japan
|
2.4 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 190 |
Montenegro
|
2.4 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 191 |
Sweden
|
2.4 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 192 |
Belarus
|
2.3 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 193 |
Slovenia
|
2.3 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 194 |
Luxembourg
|
2.2 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 195 |
Estonia
|
2 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 196 |
San Marino
|
1.3 | 2024 | 1 |
The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.
The number of children who died before the age of one 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.
Diseases 2000–2024 Malaria deathsHow many people die of malaria in a year. More than 90% of these deaths occur in Africa.
Nutrition 1983–2024 Underweight childrenThe share of children under 5 whose weight is insufficient for their age.