Child mortality - Country rankings
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Deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 45 countries was 18 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Pakistan: 61 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in Japan: 2 deaths per 1000 births. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 61 | 1 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Afghanistan | 58 | 2 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Yemen | 41 | 3 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Burma | 40 | 4 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Laos | 40 | 5 | 1978 - 2022 |
| Turkmenistan | 40 | 6 | 1977 - 2022 |
| Tajikistan | 30 | 7 | 1972 - 2022 |
| Bangladesh | 29 | 8 | 1960 - 2022 |
| India | 29 | 9 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Philippines | 28 | 10 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Nepal | 27 | 11 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bhutan | 24 | 12 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Cambodia | 24 | 13 | 1978 - 2022 |
| Iraq | 24 | 14 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 15 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Syria | 21 | 16 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Vietnam | 20 | 17 | 1964 - 2022 |
| Azerbaijan | 18 | 18 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 17 | 19 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 20 | 1960 - 2022 |
| North Korea | 17 | 21 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Jordan | 14 | 22 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Palestine | 14 | 23 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Mongolia | 13 | 24 | 1978 - 2022 |
| Uzbekistan | 13 | 25 | 1979 - 2022 |
| Iran | 12 | 26 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Oman | 11 | 27 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Armenia | 10 | 28 | 1976 - 2022 |
| Brunei | 10 | 29 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 30 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Georgia | 9 | 31 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Kuwait | 9 | 32 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 33 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Thailand | 8 | 34 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bahrain | 7 | 35 | 1960 - 2022 |
| China | 7 | 36 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 37 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Maldives | 6 | 38 | 1962 - 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 39 | 1972 - 2022 |
| Qatar | 5 | 40 | 1969 - 2022 |
| UA Emirates | 5 | 41 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Israel | 3 | 42 | 1960 - 2022 |
| South Korea | 3 | 43 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Japan | 2 | 44 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Singapore | 2 | 45 | 1960 - 2022 |
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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