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 23 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Niger: 114 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in San Marino: 1 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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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


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



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