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 47 countries was 58 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Niger: 117 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in Cape Verde: 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 117 | 1 | 1967 - 2022 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 2 | 1964 - 2022 |
| Somalia | 106 | 3 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Chad | 103 | 4 | 1972 - 2022 |
| Sierra Leone | 101 | 5 | 1960 - 2022 |
| C.A. Republic | 97 | 6 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Guinea | 96 | 7 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Mali | 94 | 8 | 1963 - 2022 |
| Benin | 81 | 9 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Burkina Faso | 79 | 10 | 1960 - 2022 |
| DR Congo | 76 | 11 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Eq. Guinea | 73 | 12 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Liberia | 73 | 13 | 1960 - 2022 |
| G.-Bissau | 72 | 14 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Lesotho | 72 | 15 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 16 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast | 69 | 17 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Angola | 67 | 18 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Madagascar | 66 | 19 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Mozambique | 66 | 20 | 1963 - 2022 |
| Togo | 60 | 21 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Zambia | 56 | 22 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Sudan | 52 | 23 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Burundi | 51 | 24 | 1964 - 2022 |
| Swaziland | 50 | 25 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Comoros | 48 | 26 | 1970 - 2022 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 27 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ethiopia | 46 | 28 | 1966 - 2022 |
| Gambia | 46 | 29 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ghana | 42 | 30 | 1960 - 2022 |
| R. of Congo | 42 | 31 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kenya | 41 | 32 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Tanzania | 41 | 33 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Uganda | 41 | 34 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Malawi | 40 | 35 | 1961 - 2022 |
| Botswana | 39 | 36 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Gabon | 39 | 37 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Mauritania | 39 | 38 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Namibia | 38 | 39 | 1967 - 2022 |
| Rwanda | 38 | 40 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Eritrea | 37 | 41 | 1974 - 2022 |
| Senegal | 37 | 42 | 1960 - 2022 |
| South Africa | 35 | 43 | 1974 - 2022 |
| Mauritius | 15 | 44 | 1960 - 2022 |
| S.T.&Principe | 15 | 45 | 1965 - 2022 |
| Seychelles | 15 | 46 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cape Verde | 12 | 47 | 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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