Child mortality, female - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

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

The average for 2022 based on 187 countries was 25 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in the Central African Republic: 381 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in San Marino: 1 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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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Child mortality, female, 2022 Global rank Available data
C.A. Republic 381 1 1960 - 2023
Somalia 137 2 1983 - 2023
Niger 113 3 1969 - 2023
Nigeria 103 4 1964 - 2023
Chad 98 5 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 92 6 1960 - 2023
Guinea 90 7 1960 - 2023
Mali 89 8 1966 - 2023
Benin 75 9 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 75 10 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 70 11 1969 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 68 12 1982 - 2023
Liberia 68 13 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 66 14 1985 - 2023
Cameroon 64 15 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 62 16 1960 - 2023
Angola 61 17 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 60 18 1972 - 2023
Mozambique 60 19 1963 - 2023
Pakistan 56 20 1960 - 2023
Togo 56 21 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 55 22 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 53 23 1960 - 2023
Haiti 52 24 1960 - 2023
Kiribati 52 25 1960 - 2023
Burundi 47 26 1965 - 2023
Djibouti 47 27 1978 - 2023
Sudan 47 28 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 42 29 1966 - 2023
Zambia 42 30 1960 - 2023
Gambia 41 31 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 41 32 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 41 33 1960 - 2023
Comoros 38 34 1973 - 2023
Namibia 38 35 1967 - 2023
Papua N.G. 38 36 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 38 37 1960 - 2023
Kenya 37 38 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 37 39 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 37 40 1960 - 2023
Yemen 37 41 1960 - 2023
Botswana 36 42 1960 - 2023
Burma 36 43 1968 - 2023
Laos 36 44 1978 - 2023
Senegal 36 45 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 36 46 1977 - 2023
Uganda 36 47 1960 - 2023
Malawi 35 48 1961 - 2023
Mauritania 35 49 1960 - 2023
Ghana 34 50 1960 - 2023
Dominica 33 51 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 32 52 1975 - 2023
South Africa 32 53 1976 - 2023
Gabon 30 54 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 29 55 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 29 56 1960 - 2023
India 29 57 1960 - 2023
Fiji 26 58 1960 - 2023
Nepal 25 59 1960 - 2023
Philippines 24 60 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 24 61 1972 - 2023
Guyana 23 62 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 22 63 1968 - 2023
Bolivia 22 64 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 22 65 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 21 66 1976 - 2023
Iraq 21 67 1960 - 2023
Micronesia 21 68 1960 - 2023
Algeria 20 69 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 20 70 1960 - 2023
Palau 20 71 1965 - 2023
Indonesia 19 72 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 19 73 1960 - 2023
Syria 19 74 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 18 75 1982 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 18 76 1960 - 2023
Tuvalu 18 77 1960 - 2023
Egypt 17 78 1960 - 2023
Grenada 17 79 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 17 80 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 17 81 1964 - 2023
Lebanon 16 82 1960 - 2023
North Korea 16 83 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 16 84 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 16 85 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 15 86 1978 - 2023
Morocco 15 87 1960 - 2023
Peru 15 88 1960 - 2023
Samoa 15 89 1960 - 2023
Suriname 15 90 1983 - 2023
Honduras 14 91 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 14 92 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 14 93 1960 - 2023
Brazil 13 94 1960 - 2023
Moldova 13 95 1971 - 2023
Palestine 13 96 1975 - 2023
Panama 13 97 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 13 98 1965 - 2023
Seychelles 13 99 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 13 100 1962 - 2023
Bahamas 12 101 1968 - 2023
Belize 12 102 1967 - 2023
Ecuador 12 103 1960 - 2023
Iran 12 104 1971 - 2023
Jordan 12 105 1960 - 2023
Mexico 12 106 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 12 107 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 12 108 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 12 109 1979 - 2023
Cape Verde 11 110 1960 - 2023
Colombia 11 111 1960 - 2023
Armenia 10 112 1976 - 2023
Barbados 10 113 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 10 114 1960 - 2023
Libya 10 115 1960 - 2023
Oman 10 116 1960 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 10 117 1969 - 2023
Albania 9 118 1978 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 9 119 1960 - 2023
Argentina 9 120 1969 - 2023
Brunei 9 121 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 9 122 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 9 123 1971 - 2023
Thailand 9 124 1960 - 2023
Tonga 9 125 1963 - 2023
Turkey 9 126 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 8 127 1960 - 2023
Georgia 8 128 1975 - 2023
Kuwait 8 129 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 8 130 1971 - 2023
Malaysia 7 131 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 6 132 1984 - 2023
Bulgaria 6 133 1960 - 2023
Chile 6 134 1960 - 2023
China 6 135 1969 - 2023
Maldives 6 136 1962 - 2023
Qatar 6 137 1969 - 2023
Romania 6 138 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 6 139 1972 - 2023
Sri Lanka 6 140 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 6 141 1960 - 2023
USA 6 142 1960 - 2023
Canada 5 143 1960 - 2023
Malta 5 144 1960 - 2023
Serbia 5 145 1984 - 2023
Slovakia 5 146 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 5 147 1960 - 2023
Croatia 4 148 1981 - 2023
France 4 149 1960 - 2023
Greece 4 150 1960 - 2023
Hungary 4 151 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 4 152 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 4 153 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 4 154 1981 - 2023
Poland 4 155 1960 - 2023
Russia 4 156 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 4 157 1960 - 2023
UK 4 158 1960 - 2023
Australia 3 159 1960 - 2023
Austria 3 160 1960 - 2023
Belgium 3 161 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 3 162 1971 - 2023
Denmark 3 163 1960 - 2023
Germany 3 164 1968 - 2023
Ireland 3 165 1960 - 2023
Israel 3 166 1960 - 2023
Italy 3 167 1960 - 2023
Latvia 3 168 1979 - 2023
Lithuania 3 169 1967 - 2023
Monaco 3 170 1985 - 2023
Montenegro 3 171 1984 - 2023
Portugal 3 172 1960 - 2023
South Korea 3 173 1960 - 2023
Spain 3 174 1960 - 2023
Andorra 2 175 1985 - 2023
Belarus 2 176 1960 - 2023
Czechia 2 177 1960 - 2023
Estonia 2 178 1980 - 2023
Finland 2 179 1960 - 2023
Iceland 2 180 1960 - 2023
Japan 2 181 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 2 182 1960 - 2023
Norway 2 183 1960 - 2023
Singapore 2 184 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 2 185 1981 - 2023
Sweden 2 186 1960 - 2023
San Marino 1 187 1985 - 2023


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Definition: Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female 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. Sierra Leone
7. Guinea
8. Mali
9. Benin
10. Burkina Faso
11. DR Congo
12. Eq. Guinea
13. Liberia
14. G.-Bissau
15. Cameroon
16. Ivory Coast
17. Angola
18. Madagascar
19. Mozambique
20. Pakistan
21. Togo
22. Lesotho
23. Afghanistan
24. Haiti
25. Kiribati
26. Burundi
27. Djibouti
28. Sudan
29. Ethiopia
30. Zambia
31. Gambia
32. Swaziland
33. Zimbabwe
34. Comoros
35. Namibia
36. Papua N.G.
37. R. of Congo
38. Kenya
39. Rwanda
40. Tanzania
41. Yemen
42. Botswana
43. Burma
44. Laos
45. Senegal
46. Turkmenistan
47. Uganda
48. Malawi
49. Mauritania
50. Ghana
51. Dominica
52. Eritrea
53. South Africa
54. Gabon
55. Bangladesh
56. Domin. Rep.
57. India
58. Fiji
59. Nepal
60. Philippines
61. Tajikistan
62. Guyana
63. Bhutan
64. Bolivia
65. Venezuela
66. Cambodia
67. Iraq
68. Micronesia
69. Algeria
70. Guatemala
71. Palau
72. Indonesia
73. Solomon Isl.
74. Syria
75. Azerbaijan
76. Tr.&Tobago
77. Tuvalu
78. Egypt
79. Grenada
80. Jamaica
81. Vietnam
82. Lebanon
83. North Korea
84. Paraguay
85. Vanuatu
86. Kyrgyzstan
87. Morocco
88. Peru
89. Samoa
90. Suriname
91. Honduras
92. Mauritius
93. Saint Lucia
94. Brazil
95. Moldova
96. Palestine
97. Panama
98. S.T.&Principe
99. Seychelles
100. Tunisia
101. Bahamas
102. Belize
103. Ecuador
104. Iran
105. Jordan
106. Mexico
107. Mongolia
108. Nicaragua
109. Uzbekistan
110. Cape Verde
111. Colombia
112. Armenia
113. Barbados
114. El Salvador
115. Libya
116. Oman
117. St. Vincent & ...
118. Albania
119. Ant.& Barb.
120. Argentina
121. Brunei
122. Costa Rica
123. Kazakhstan
124. Thailand
125. Tonga
126. Turkey
127. Bahrain
128. Georgia
129. Kuwait
130. Ukraine
131. Malaysia
132. Bosnia & Herz.
133. Bulgaria
134. Chile
135. China
136. Maldives
137. Qatar
138. Romania
139. Saudi Arabia
140. Sri Lanka
141. Uruguay
142. USA
143. Canada
144. Malta
145. Serbia
146. Slovakia
147. UA Emirates
148. Croatia
149. France
150. Greece
151. Hungary
152. Netherlands
153. New Zealand
154. North Macedonia
155. Poland
156. Russia
157. Switzerland
158. UK
159. Australia
160. Austria
161. Belgium
162. Cyprus
163. Denmark
164. Germany
165. Ireland
166. Israel
167. Italy
168. Latvia
169. Lithuania
170. Monaco
171. Montenegro
172. Portugal
173. South Korea
174. Spain
175. Andorra
176. Belarus
177. Czechia
178. Estonia
179. Finland
180. Iceland
181. Japan
182. Luxembourg
183. Norway
184. Singapore
185. Slovenia
186. Sweden
187. San Marino
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