Child mortality - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 187 countries was 27 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in the Central African Republic: 387 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in Estonia: 2 deaths per 1000 births. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: deaths per 1000 births; Source: UNICEF
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Countries Child mortality, 2022 Global rank Available data
C.A. Republic 387 1 1960 - 2023
Somalia 143 2 1982 - 2023
Niger 117 3 1967 - 2023
Nigeria 108 4 1964 - 2023
Chad 104 5 1960 - 2023
Guinea 98 6 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 98 7 1960 - 2023
Mali 94 8 1963 - 2023
Benin 80 9 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 80 10 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 76 11 1969 - 2023
Liberia 75 12 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 73 13 1982 - 2023
G.-Bissau 72 14 1985 - 2023
Cameroon 70 15 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 69 16 1960 - 2023
Angola 66 17 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 66 18 1968 - 2023
Mozambique 64 19 1963 - 2023
Lesotho 62 20 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 61 21 1960 - 2023
Togo 60 22 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 57 23 1960 - 2023
Haiti 57 24 1960 - 2023
Kiribati 57 25 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 52 26 1976 - 2023
Sudan 52 27 1960 - 2023
Burundi 51 28 1964 - 2023
Ethiopia 48 29 1966 - 2023
Zambia 47 30 1960 - 2023
Gambia 46 31 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 46 32 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 46 33 1960 - 2023
Namibia 42 34 1967 - 2023
Papua N.G. 42 35 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 42 36 1960 - 2023
Botswana 41 37 1960 - 2023
Comoros 41 38 1970 - 2023
Kenya 41 39 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 41 40 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 41 41 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 41 42 1977 - 2023
Uganda 41 43 1960 - 2023
Yemen 41 44 1960 - 2023
Burma 40 45 1968 - 2023
Laos 40 46 1978 - 2023
Malawi 40 47 1961 - 2023
Senegal 40 48 1960 - 2023
Ghana 39 49 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 39 50 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 37 51 1974 - 2023
Dominica 35 52 1960 - 2023
Gabon 34 53 1960 - 2023
South Africa 34 54 1974 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 32 55 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 31 56 1960 - 2023
Fiji 29 57 1960 - 2023
India 29 58 1960 - 2023
Nepal 28 59 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 28 60 1972 - 2023
Guyana 27 61 1960 - 2023
Philippines 27 62 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 24 63 1968 - 2023
Bolivia 24 64 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 24 65 1975 - 2023
Micronesia 24 66 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 24 67 1960 - 2023
Iraq 23 68 1960 - 2023
Palau 23 69 1965 - 2023
Algeria 22 70 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 22 71 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 21 72 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 21 73 1960 - 2023
Syria 21 74 1960 - 2023
Tuvalu 21 75 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 20 76 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 20 77 1964 - 2023
Azerbaijan 19 78 1982 - 2023
Grenada 19 79 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 19 80 1960 - 2023
Egypt 18 81 1960 - 2023
North Korea 18 82 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 18 83 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 17 84 1975 - 2023
Lebanon 17 85 1960 - 2023
Morocco 17 86 1960 - 2023
Suriname 17 87 1983 - 2023
Vanuatu 17 88 1960 - 2023
Honduras 16 89 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 16 90 1960 - 2023
Peru 16 91 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 16 92 1960 - 2023
Samoa 16 93 1960 - 2023
Brazil 15 94 1960 - 2023
Moldova 15 95 1971 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 15 96 1965 - 2023
Seychelles 15 97 1960 - 2023
Jordan 14 98 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 14 99 1978 - 2023
Nicaragua 14 100 1960 - 2023
Palestine 14 101 1975 - 2023
Panama 14 102 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 14 103 1962 - 2023
Uzbekistan 14 104 1979 - 2023
Bahamas 13 105 1968 - 2023
Belize 13 106 1967 - 2023
Ecuador 13 107 1960 - 2023
Mexico 13 108 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 12 109 1960 - 2023
Colombia 12 110 1960 - 2023
Iran 12 111 1971 - 2023
Armenia 11 112 1976 - 2023
El Salvador 11 113 1960 - 2023
Libya 11 114 1960 - 2023
Oman 11 115 1960 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 11 116 1969 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 10 117 1960 - 2023
Argentina 10 118 1969 - 2023
Barbados 10 119 1960 - 2023
Brunei 10 120 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 10 121 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 10 122 1971 - 2023
Thailand 10 123 1960 - 2023
Tonga 10 124 1963 - 2023
Turkey 10 125 1960 - 2023
Albania 9 126 1978 - 2023
Georgia 9 127 1975 - 2023
Kuwait 9 128 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 9 129 1971 - 2023
Bahrain 8 130 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 8 131 1960 - 2023
Chile 7 132 1960 - 2023
China 7 133 1969 - 2023
Romania 7 134 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 7 135 1960 - 2023
USA 7 136 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 6 137 1984 - 2023
Bulgaria 6 138 1960 - 2023
Maldives 6 139 1962 - 2023
Malta 6 140 1960 - 2023
Qatar 6 141 1969 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 6 142 1972 - 2023
Slovakia 6 143 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 6 144 1960 - 2023
Canada 5 145 1960 - 2023
Croatia 5 146 1981 - 2023
New Zealand 5 147 1960 - 2023
Russia 5 148 1960 - 2023
Serbia 5 149 1984 - 2023
UA Emirates 5 150 1960 - 2023
UK 5 151 1960 - 2023
Australia 4 152 1960 - 2023
Belgium 4 153 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 4 154 1971 - 2023
Denmark 4 155 1960 - 2023
France 4 156 1960 - 2023
Germany 4 157 1968 - 2023
Greece 4 158 1960 - 2023
Hungary 4 159 1960 - 2023
Ireland 4 160 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 4 161 1967 - 2023
Netherlands 4 162 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 4 163 1981 - 2023
Poland 4 164 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 4 165 1960 - 2023
Andorra 3 166 1985 - 2023
Austria 3 167 1960 - 2023
Belarus 3 168 1960 - 2023
Czechia 3 169 1960 - 2023
Iceland 3 170 1960 - 2023
Israel 3 171 1960 - 2023
Italy 3 172 1960 - 2023
Latvia 3 173 1979 - 2023
Monaco 3 174 1985 - 2023
Montenegro 3 175 1984 - 2023
Portugal 3 176 1960 - 2023
South Korea 3 177 1960 - 2023
Spain 3 178 1960 - 2023
Sweden 3 179 1960 - 2023
Estonia 2 180 1980 - 2023
Finland 2 181 1960 - 2023
Japan 2 182 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 2 183 1960 - 2023
Norway 2 184 1960 - 2023
San Marino 2 185 1985 - 2023
Singapore 2 186 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 2 187 1981 - 2023


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Definition: 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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1. C.A. Republic
2. Somalia
3. Niger
4. Nigeria
5. Chad
6. Guinea
7. Sierra Leone
8. Mali
9. Benin
10. Burkina Faso
11. DR Congo
12. Liberia
13. Eq. Guinea
14. G.-Bissau
15. Cameroon
16. Ivory Coast
17. Angola
18. Madagascar
19. Mozambique
20. Lesotho
21. Pakistan
22. Togo
23. Afghanistan
24. Haiti
25. Kiribati
26. Djibouti
27. Sudan
28. Burundi
29. Ethiopia
30. Zambia
31. Gambia
32. Swaziland
33. Zimbabwe
34. Namibia
35. Papua N.G.
36. R. of Congo
37. Botswana
38. Comoros
39. Kenya
40. Rwanda
41. Tanzania
42. Turkmenistan
43. Uganda
44. Yemen
45. Burma
46. Laos
47. Malawi
48. Senegal
49. Ghana
50. Mauritania
51. Eritrea
52. Dominica
53. Gabon
54. South Africa
55. Domin. Rep.
56. Bangladesh
57. Fiji
58. India
59. Nepal
60. Tajikistan
61. Guyana
62. Philippines
63. Bhutan
64. Bolivia
65. Cambodia
66. Micronesia
67. Venezuela
68. Iraq
69. Palau
70. Algeria
71. Guatemala
72. Indonesia
73. Solomon Isl.
74. Syria
75. Tuvalu
76. Tr.&Tobago
77. Vietnam
78. Azerbaijan
79. Grenada
80. Jamaica
81. Egypt
82. North Korea
83. Paraguay
84. Kyrgyzstan
85. Lebanon
86. Morocco
87. Suriname
88. Vanuatu
89. Honduras
90. Mauritius
91. Peru
92. Saint Lucia
93. Samoa
94. Brazil
95. Moldova
96. S.T.&Principe
97. Seychelles
98. Jordan
99. Mongolia
100. Nicaragua
101. Palestine
102. Panama
103. Tunisia
104. Uzbekistan
105. Bahamas
106. Belize
107. Ecuador
108. Mexico
109. Cape Verde
110. Colombia
111. Iran
112. Armenia
113. El Salvador
114. Libya
115. Oman
116. St. Vincent & ...
117. Ant.& Barb.
118. Argentina
119. Barbados
120. Brunei
121. Costa Rica
122. Kazakhstan
123. Thailand
124. Tonga
125. Turkey
126. Albania
127. Georgia
128. Kuwait
129. Ukraine
130. Bahrain
131. Malaysia
132. Chile
133. China
134. Romania
135. Uruguay
136. USA
137. Bosnia & Herz.
138. Bulgaria
139. Maldives
140. Malta
141. Qatar
142. Saudi Arabia
143. Slovakia
144. Sri Lanka
145. Canada
146. Croatia
147. New Zealand
148. Russia
149. Serbia
150. UA Emirates
151. UK
152. Australia
153. Belgium
154. Cyprus
155. Denmark
156. France
157. Germany
158. Greece
159. Hungary
160. Ireland
161. Lithuania
162. Netherlands
163. North Macedonia
164. Poland
165. Switzerland
166. Andorra
167. Austria
168. Belarus
169. Czechia
170. Iceland
171. Israel
172. Italy
173. Latvia
174. Monaco
175. Montenegro
176. Portugal
177. South Korea
178. Spain
179. Sweden
180. Estonia
181. Finland
182. Japan
183. Luxembourg
184. Norway
185. San Marino
186. Singapore
187. Slovenia
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