Under-5 mortality

196 countries, 2024. Unit: per 1,000 live births.

First in the ranking
1.3 ‰
San Marino
Median country
15.0 ‰
half above, half below
World
37.4 ‰
World Bank aggregate
Range
1.3 to 115.6
San Marino - Nigeria

How to read it

Across 196 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Nigeria (115.6 ‰) and the lowest in San Marino (1.3 ‰).

The median country is at 15.0 ‰: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value fell from 87.5 ‰ in 1995 to 37.4 ‰ in 2024.

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org, publisher: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, United… · via World Bank WDI (SH.DYN.MORT) · licence

Under-5 mortality over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1San Marino1.3Europe
2Estonia2.0Europe
3Luxembourg2.2Europe
4Belarus2.3Europe
5Slovenia2.3Europe
6Finland2.4Europe
7Japan2.4Asia
8Montenegro2.4Europe
9Sweden2.4Europe
10Andorra2.5Europe
11Latvia2.5Europe
12Norway2.5Europe
13Czechia2.6Europe
14Italy2.7Europe
15Monaco2.7Europe
16Singapore2.7Asia
17Iceland2.8Europe
18South Korea2.8Asia
19North Macedonia2.8Europe
20Spain3.2Europe
21Portugal3.2Europe
22Austria3.3Europe
23Israel3.3Asia
24Lithuania3.4Europe
25Australia3.6Oceania
26Belgium3.7Europe
27Germany3.7Europe
28Hungary3.7Europe
29Greece3.8Europe
30Switzerland3.9Europe
31Ireland3.9Europe
32Netherlands3.9Europe
33Denmark4.0Europe
34Poland4.2Europe
35France4.3Europe
36United Kingdom4.7Europe
37New Zealand4.7Oceania
38Turks and Caicos Islands4.7North America
39United Arab Emirates4.8Asia
40Cyprus5.0Asia
41Russia5.2Europe
42Malta5.3Europe
43Canada5.4North America
44Maldives5.4Asia
45Serbia5.4Europe
46Croatia5.6Europe
47Bulgaria5.7Europe
48China5.7Asia
49Sri Lanka5.9Asia
50Qatar5.9Asia
51Saudi Arabia6.0Asia
52Slovakia6.3Europe
53United States6.5North America
54Chile6.8South America
55Bosnia and Herzegovina6.9Europe
56Romania7.3Europe
57Uruguay7.4South America
58Ukraine7.9Europe
59Kuwait8.1Asia
60Malaysia8.3Asia
61Nauru8.3Oceania
62Cuba8.6North America
63Georgia8.6Asia
64Kosovo8.7Europe
65Bahrain8.8Asia
66Thailand9.0Asia
67Antigua and Barbuda9.1North America
68Albania9.2Europe
69Kazakhstan9.4Asia
70Argentina9.5South America
71Tonga9.5Oceania
72Armenia9.6Asia
73Türkiye9.6Asia
74Barbados9.8North America
75Libya9.8Africa
76Brunei9.9Asia
77El Salvador10.0North America
78Oman10.3Asia
79Costa Rica10.4North America
80Cabo Verde11.1Africa
81Nicaragua11.2North America
82Iran11.3Asia
83Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.3North America
84Colombia11.5South America
85Tunisia12.1Africa
86Bahamas12.4North America
87British Virgin Islands12.4North America
88Belize12.7North America
89Ecuador12.9South America
90Jordan12.9Asia
91Peru12.9South America
92Mexico13.1North America
93Mongolia13.4Asia
94Uzbekistan13.4Asia
95São Tomé and Principe13.6Africa
96Seychelles14.0Africa
97Brazil14.2South America
98Samoa14.9Oceania
99Honduras15.0North America
100Panama15.3North America
101Mauritius15.4Africa
102Bolivia15.7South America
103Morocco15.7Africa
104Suriname15.8South America
105Saint Kitts and Nevis15.9North America
106Paraguay16.3South America
107Moldova16.5Europe
108North Korea16.7Asia
109Kyrgyzstan16.8Asia
110Vanuatu17.1Oceania
111Bhutan17.2Asia
112Saint Lucia17.2North America
113Vietnam17.3Asia
114Lebanon17.6Asia
115Indonesia17.7Asia
116Jamaica17.8North America
117Azerbaijan17.9Asia
118Grenada18.0North America
119Cambodia18.4Asia
120Syria18.4Asia
121Trinidad and Tobago18.8North America
122Tuvalu19.2Oceania
123Solomon Islands20.0Oceania
124Guatemala20.5North America
125Palau21.4Oceania
126Algeria21.6Africa
127Iraq21.8Asia
128Egypt22.4Africa
129Federated States of Micronesia22.4Oceania
130Venezuela24.2South America
131Nepal25.1Asia
132Guyana25.2South America
133Philippines26.5Asia
134India26.6Asia
135Marshall Islands26.7Oceania
136Tajikistan28.1Asia
137Fiji29.1Oceania
138Laos29.4Asia
139Bangladesh30.5Asia
140Dominican Republic30.6North America
141Gabon32.6Africa
142Botswana33.3Africa
143Eritrea34.3Africa
144South Africa35.1Africa
145Dominica35.7North America
146Ghana35.9Africa
147Senegal36.5Africa
148Myanmar36.9Asia
149Mauritania36.9Africa
150Tanzania37.0Africa
151Rwanda37.7Africa
152Palestine37.9Asia
153Yemen38.1Asia
154Kenya38.8Africa
155Comoros39.0Africa
156Turkmenistan39.0Asia
157Republic of the Congo39.1Africa
158Papua New Guinea39.4Oceania
159Namibia39.5Africa
160The Gambia42.4Africa
161Ethiopia44.5Africa
162Eswatini45.1Africa
163Burundi47.1Africa
164Timor-Leste47.6Asia
165Zambia48.4Africa
166Uganda48.7Africa
167Malawi48.8Africa
168Djibouti48.9Africa
169Angola49.0Africa
170Haiti52.8North America
171Afghanistan53.0Asia
172Kiribati53.1Oceania
173Pakistan56.0Asia
174Togo56.1Africa
175Mozambique59.4Africa
176Lesotho60.0Africa
177Sudan61.6Africa
178Madagascar62.4Africa
179Côte d'Ivoire64.5Africa
180Zimbabwe64.7Africa
181Cameroon64.8Africa
182Guinea-Bissau67.3Africa
183Equatorial Guinea68.0Africa
184Mali73.0Africa
185Benin74.7Africa
186Burkina Faso74.9Africa
187Liberia86.4Africa
188Central African Republic89.7Africa
189Democratic Republic of the Congo89.7Africa
190Sierra Leone90.5Africa
191Guinea92.1Africa
192South Sudan96.7Africa
193Chad97.3Africa
194Somalia101.1Africa
195Niger110.7Africa
196Nigeria115.6Africa
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

change in percentage points · 196 countries

Largest increase

  1. Palestine 21.9 → 37.9 +16.0 pp
  2. Fiji 20.6 → 29.1 +8.5 pp
  3. Dominica 28.3 → 35.7 +7.4 pp
  4. Venezuela 18.3 → 24.2 +5.9 pp
  5. Zimbabwe 59.8 → 64.7 +4.9 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Central African Republic 186.8 → 89.7 −97.1 pp
  2. South Sudan 182.6 → 96.7 −85.9 pp
  3. Sierra Leone 135.9 → 90.5 −45.4 pp
  4. Mali 114.4 → 73.0 −41.4 pp
  5. Somalia 138.6 → 101.1 −37.5 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Under-5 mortality - continent medians

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Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 100 200 300 1960 Africa: 243.15 Asia: 164.1 Europe: 36.6 North America: 96.1 South America: 144.3 Oceania: 125.3 1961 Africa: 240.3 Asia: 155.2 Europe: 34.6 North America: 93.7 South America: 140.2 Oceania: 120 1962 Africa: 241.25 Asia: 155.9 Europe: 33.1 North America: 92.8 South America: 135.15 Oceania: 115.2 1963 Africa: 239.4 Asia: 148.8 Europe: 32 North America: 92.4 South America: 129.4 Oceania: 107.8 1964 Africa: 241.25 Asia: 133.45 Europe: 30.4 North America: 91.6 South America: 122.9 Oceania: 108.45 1965 Africa: 236.2 Asia: 125.1 Europe: 28.8 North America: 85.9 South America: 115.75 Oceania: 97 1966 Africa: 234.25 Asia: 117.2 Europe: 27.1 North America: 79.2 South America: 108 Oceania: 93.9 1967 Africa: 231 Asia: 109.5 Europe: 26.1 North America: 80.8 South America: 100.85 Oceania: 90.6 1968 Africa: 231.8 Asia: 116.55 Europe: 25.15 North America: 74.5 South America: 95.45 Oceania: 87.4 1969 Africa: 226.1 Asia: 108.45 Europe: 24.55 North America: 66.05 South America: 82.3 Oceania: 84.1 1970 Africa: 225.1 Asia: 102.3 Europe: 23.5 North America: 66.4 South America: 80.7 Oceania: 80.6 1971 Africa: 222.8 Asia: 95 Europe: 23.45 North America: 64.95 South America: 79.2 Oceania: 76.8 1972 Africa: 218.3 Asia: 93.9 Europe: 22.8 North America: 60.4 South America: 77.4 Oceania: 73.3 1973 Africa: 214 Asia: 88.9 Europe: 22.45 North America: 56.9 South America: 75.5 Oceania: 71.3 1974 Africa: 208.4 Asia: 84.3 Europe: 22 North America: 51.8 South America: 74.4 Oceania: 69.7 1975 Africa: 202.7 Asia: 81.8 Europe: 21.7 North America: 46.7 South America: 73.1 Oceania: 68.6 1976 Africa: 196.5 Asia: 83.45 Europe: 20.95 North America: 44.8 South America: 72.7 Oceania: 66.6 1977 Africa: 189.85 Asia: 81.5 Europe: 19.5 North America: 43.6 South America: 70.3 Oceania: 62.6 1978 Africa: 184.95 Asia: 80 Europe: 18.3 North America: 41.6 South America: 68.7 Oceania: 59.2 1979 Africa: 179.5 Asia: 78.7 Europe: 17.5 North America: 39.2 South America: 67 Oceania: 56.1 1980 Africa: 179.3 Asia: 77.15 Europe: 16.8 North America: 37.5 South America: 65.1 Oceania: 53.4 1981 Africa: 174.9 Asia: 74.1 Europe: 17 North America: 36.2 South America: 63.2 Oceania: 51.1 1982 Africa: 171.1 Asia: 76.9 Europe: 16.25 North America: 35 South America: 61.1 Oceania: 49 1983 Africa: 174.5 Asia: 66.7 Europe: 15.6 North America: 33.9 South America: 57.85 Oceania: 47.1 1984 Africa: 166.6 Asia: 63.8 Europe: 15.4 North America: 32.9 South America: 55.9 Oceania: 45.5 1985 Africa: 168.45 Asia: 63.6 Europe: 17.2 North America: 32 South America: 53.95 Oceania: 45.7 1986 Africa: 159.9 Asia: 59.9 Europe: 16.3 North America: 29.6 South America: 52.15 Oceania: 43.4 1987 Africa: 154.35 Asia: 58.15 Europe: 15.2 North America: 27.5 South America: 50.35 Oceania: 41.35 1988 Africa: 159.3 Asia: 59.65 Europe: 14.5 North America: 25.9 South America: 48.6 Oceania: 39.55 1989 Africa: 151.35 Asia: 53.9 Europe: 13.8 North America: 24.7 South America: 46.85 Oceania: 38 1990 Africa: 152.05 Asia: 52.6 Europe: 12.7 North America: 23.8 South America: 45.2 Oceania: 36.8 1991 Africa: 147.85 Asia: 51.7 Europe: 11.7 North America: 23.1 South America: 43.6 Oceania: 35.95 1992 Africa: 143.7 Asia: 50.4 Europe: 11 North America: 22.6 South America: 42.1 Oceania: 35.1 1993 Africa: 141.95 Asia: 48.7 Europe: 10.3 North America: 22.4 South America: 40.6 Oceania: 34.25 1994 Africa: 141.1 Asia: 46.75 Europe: 9.8 North America: 22.3 South America: 39.2 Oceania: 33.35 1995 Africa: 137.6 Asia: 46.8 Europe: 9.4 North America: 22.3 South America: 37.9 Oceania: 32.5 1996 Africa: 135.35 Asia: 44.9 Europe: 9 North America: 22.3 South America: 36.65 Oceania: 31.65 1997 Africa: 133.75 Asia: 42.95 Europe: 8.6 North America: 22.4 South America: 35.1 Oceania: 30.8 1998 Africa: 139.1 Asia: 40.9 Europe: 8.2 North America: 21.9 South America: 33.35 Oceania: 30 1999 Africa: 128.3 Asia: 38.75 Europe: 7.7 North America: 21.1 South America: 31.75 Oceania: 29.25 2000 Africa: 123.6 Asia: 36.7 Europe: 7.2 North America: 20.5 South America: 30.3 Oceania: 28.55 2001 Africa: 118 Asia: 34.4 Europe: 6.9 North America: 20 South America: 29 Oceania: 28.15 2002 Africa: 112.8 Asia: 31.7 Europe: 6.5 North America: 20.1 South America: 27.8 Oceania: 27.75 2003 Africa: 111 Asia: 29.2 Europe: 6.2 North America: 20.6 South America: 26.8 Oceania: 27.45 2004 Africa: 108.6 Asia: 27.85 Europe: 6.1 North America: 20.3 South America: 25.4 Oceania: 27.15 2005 Africa: 102.55 Asia: 25.7 Europe: 5.9 North America: 19.7 South America: 24.1 Oceania: 26.8 2006 Africa: 94.1 Asia: 24.75 Europe: 5.6 North America: 19.2 South America: 22.9 Oceania: 26.45 2007 Africa: 89.85 Asia: 23.7 Europe: 5.3 North America: 19.1 South America: 21.75 Oceania: 25.95 2008 Africa: 85.3 Asia: 22.6 Europe: 5 North America: 19.1 South America: 20.7 Oceania: 25.6 2009 Africa: 79.8 Asia: 22 Europe: 4.8 North America: 19.1 South America: 19.75 Oceania: 26.45 2010 Africa: 75.75 Asia: 19.85 Europe: 4.6 North America: 18.8 South America: 18.85 Oceania: 24.3 2011 Africa: 71.55 Asia: 19.75 Europe: 4.4 North America: 18.3 South America: 18.05 Oceania: 23.1 2012 Africa: 67.95 Asia: 19.1 Europe: 4.3 North America: 17.9 South America: 17.5 Oceania: 21.85 2013 Africa: 65 Asia: 18.5 Europe: 4.2 North America: 17.5 South America: 17.25 Oceania: 20.8 2014 Africa: 62 Asia: 18.7 Europe: 4.2 North America: 17.2 South America: 16.75 Oceania: 20.6 2015 Africa: 59.7 Asia: 17.35 Europe: 4.2 North America: 17.1 South America: 16.3 Oceania: 21.1 2016 Africa: 57.3 Asia: 16.8 Europe: 4.1 North America: 16.2 South America: 16.45 Oceania: 21.75 2017 Africa: 55.95 Asia: 16.3 Europe: 4 North America: 15.8 South America: 15.55 Oceania: 22.6 2018 Africa: 55.25 Asia: 15.8 Europe: 4 North America: 15 South America: 15.25 Oceania: 23.2 2019 Africa: 53.55 Asia: 15.25 Europe: 3.9 North America: 15 South America: 14.95 Oceania: 22.85 2020 Africa: 52 Asia: 14.95 Europe: 3.7 North America: 14.2 South America: 14.7 Oceania: 22.2 2021 Africa: 51.35 Asia: 14.45 Europe: 3.7 North America: 14.2 South America: 14.4 Oceania: 21.55 2022 Africa: 50.2 Asia: 14 Europe: 3.8 North America: 13.8 South America: 14.15 Oceania: 20.9 2023 Africa: 49.5 Asia: 13.75 Europe: 3.7 North America: 13.4 South America: 13.85 Oceania: 20.2 2024 Africa: 48.55 Asia: 13.4 Europe: 3.7 North America: 12.7 South America: 13.55 Oceania: 19.6 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 48.6 ‰
Asia 13.4 ‰
Europe 3.7 ‰
North America 12.7 ‰
South America 13.6 ‰
Oceania 19.6 ‰

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