Child mortality, male - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Deaths of male children under five years of age per 1000 live births, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 187 countries was 27 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Niger: 119 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in Estonia: 2 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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Countries Child mortality, male, 2023 Global rank Available data
Niger 119 1 1969 - 2023
Nigeria 110 2 1964 - 2023
Somalia 110 3 1983 - 2023
Chad 107 4 1960 - 2023
Guinea 102 5 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 100 6 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 98 7 1960 - 2023
Mali 96 8 1966 - 2023
Benin 83 9 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 82 10 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 79 11 1969 - 2023
Liberia 79 12 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 76 13 1982 - 2023
G.-Bissau 75 14 1985 - 2023
Ivory Coast 74 15 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 72 16 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 70 17 1972 - 2023
Angola 69 18 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 66 19 1963 - 2023
Lesotho 65 20 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 63 21 1960 - 2023
Togo 63 22 1960 - 2023
Haiti 60 23 1960 - 2023
Kiribati 60 24 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 59 25 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 55 26 1978 - 2023
Sudan 55 27 1960 - 2023
Burundi 53 28 1965 - 2023
Ethiopia 52 29 1966 - 2023
Swaziland 50 30 1960 - 2023
Gambia 49 31 1960 - 2023
Zambia 49 32 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 49 33 1960 - 2023
Namibia 45 34 1967 - 2023
Turkmenistan 45 35 1977 - 2023
Botswana 44 36 1960 - 2023
Kenya 44 37 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 44 38 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 44 39 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 44 40 1960 - 2023
Burma 43 41 1968 - 2023
Laos 43 42 1978 - 2023
Malawi 43 43 1961 - 2023
Senegal 43 44 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 43 45 1960 - 2023
Uganda 43 46 1960 - 2023
Yemen 43 47 1960 - 2023
Comoros 42 48 1973 - 2023
Mauritania 42 49 1960 - 2023
Ghana 41 50 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 40 51 1975 - 2023
Dominica 38 52 1960 - 2023
Gabon 37 53 1960 - 2023
South Africa 37 54 1976 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 34 55 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 33 56 1960 - 2023
Fiji 32 57 1960 - 2023
Libya 32 58 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 31 59 1972 - 2023
Philippines 30 60 1960 - 2023
Guyana 29 61 1960 - 2023
India 28 62 1960 - 2023
Nepal 28 63 1960 - 2023
Palestine 27 64 1975 - 2023
Micronesia 26 65 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 26 66 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 25 67 1968 - 2023
Bolivia 25 68 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 25 69 1976 - 2023
Iraq 25 70 1960 - 2023
Palau 25 71 1965 - 2023
Algeria 24 72 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 24 73 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 24 74 1964 - 2023
Indonesia 23 75 1960 - 2023
Syria 23 76 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 22 77 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 22 78 1960 - 2023
Tuvalu 22 79 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 21 80 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 20 81 1982 - 2023
Grenada 20 82 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 20 83 1960 - 2023
North Korea 20 84 1960 - 2023
Egypt 19 85 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 19 86 1978 - 2023
Paraguay 19 87 1960 - 2023
Morocco 18 88 1960 - 2023
Suriname 18 89 1983 - 2023
Vanuatu 18 90 1960 - 2023
Honduras 17 91 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 17 92 1960 - 2023
Peru 17 93 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 17 94 1960 - 2023
Samoa 17 95 1960 - 2023
Brazil 16 96 1960 - 2023
Moldova 16 97 1971 - 2023
Ecuador 15 98 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 15 99 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 15 100 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 15 101 1965 - 2023
Seychelles 15 102 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 15 103 1979 - 2023
Bahamas 14 104 1968 - 2023
Belize 14 105 1967 - 2023
Jordan 14 106 1960 - 2023
Mexico 14 107 1960 - 2023
Panama 14 108 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 14 109 1962 - 2023
Turkey 14 110 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 13 111 1960 - 2023
Colombia 13 112 1960 - 2023
Iran 12 113 1971 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 12 114 1969 - 2023
Argentina 11 115 1969 - 2023
Armenia 11 116 1976 - 2023
Barbados 11 117 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 11 118 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 11 119 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 11 120 1971 - 2023
Oman 11 121 1960 - 2023
Tonga 11 122 1963 - 2023
Albania 10 123 1978 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 10 124 1960 - 2023
Brunei 10 125 1960 - 2023
Georgia 10 126 1975 - 2023
Kuwait 10 127 1960 - 2023
Thailand 10 128 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 9 129 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 9 130 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 9 131 1971 - 2023
Chile 8 132 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 7 133 1984 - 2023
Bulgaria 7 134 1960 - 2023
China 7 135 1969 - 2023
Romania 7 136 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 7 137 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 7 138 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 7 139 1960 - 2023
USA 7 140 1960 - 2023
Maldives 6 141 1962 - 2023
Malta 6 142 1960 - 2023
Qatar 6 143 1969 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 6 144 1972 - 2023
Serbia 6 145 1984 - 2023
UA Emirates 6 146 1960 - 2023
Canada 5 147 1960 - 2023
Croatia 5 148 1981 - 2023
France 5 149 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 5 150 1960 - 2023
Poland 5 151 1960 - 2023
Russia 5 152 1960 - 2023
UK 5 153 1960 - 2023
Australia 4 154 1960 - 2023
Belgium 4 155 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 4 156 1971 - 2023
Denmark 4 157 1960 - 2023
Germany 4 158 1968 - 2023
Greece 4 159 1960 - 2023
Hungary 4 160 1960 - 2023
Ireland 4 161 1960 - 2023
Israel 4 162 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 4 163 1967 - 2023
Netherlands 4 164 1960 - 2023
Portugal 4 165 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 4 166 1960 - 2023
Andorra 3 167 1985 - 2023
Austria 3 168 1960 - 2023
Belarus 3 169 1960 - 2023
Czechia 3 170 1960 - 2023
Finland 3 171 1960 - 2023
Iceland 3 172 1960 - 2023
Italy 3 173 1960 - 2023
Japan 3 174 1960 - 2023
Latvia 3 175 1979 - 2023
Luxembourg 3 176 1960 - 2023
Monaco 3 177 1985 - 2023
Montenegro 3 178 1984 - 2023
North Macedonia 3 179 1981 - 2023
Norway 3 180 1960 - 2023
South Korea 3 181 1960 - 2023
Spain 3 182 1960 - 2023
Sweden 3 183 1960 - 2023
Estonia 2 184 1980 - 2023
San Marino 2 185 1985 - 2023
Singapore 2 186 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 2 187 1981 - 2023


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Definition: Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

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