Child mortality - Country rankings
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Deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 53 countries was 52 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Nigeria: 116 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in Libya: 10 deaths per 1000 births. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. 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, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 116 | 1 | 1964 - 2024 |
| Niger | 111 | 2 | 1967 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 101 | 3 | 1982 - 2024 |
| Chad | 97 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 92 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 91 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 90 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 90 | 8 | 1969 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 86 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 75 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 75 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 73 | 12 | 1963 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 68 | 13 | 1982 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 67 | 14 | 1985 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 65 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 65 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 62 | 18 | 1968 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 62 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 60 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 59 | 21 | 1963 - 2024 |
| Togo | 56 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 49 | 23 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 49 | 24 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 49 | 25 | 1961 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 49 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 48 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 47 | 28 | 1964 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 45 | 29 | 1966 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 45 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 42 | 31 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 40 | 32 | 1967 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 39 | 33 | 1970 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 39 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 39 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 38 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 37 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 37 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 37 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 36 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 35 | 41 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 34 | 42 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 33 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 33 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 22 | 45 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 22 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 16 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 15 | 48 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 14 | 49 | 1965 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 14 | 50 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 12 | 51 | 1962 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 11 | 52 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Libya | 10 | 53 | 1960 - 2024 |
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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