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 27 countries was 4 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Bulgaria: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Romania | 7 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malta | 6 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Croatia | 5 | 5 | 1981 - 2023 |
| France | 5 | 6 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Poland | 5 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Belgium | 4 | 8 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 9 | 1971 - 2023 |
| Denmark | 4 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Germany | 4 | 11 | 1968 - 2023 |
| Greece | 4 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Hungary | 4 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ireland | 4 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 15 | 1967 - 2023 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Portugal | 4 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Austria | 3 | 18 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Czechia | 3 | 19 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Finland | 3 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Italy | 3 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Latvia | 3 | 22 | 1979 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Spain | 3 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sweden | 3 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Estonia | 2 | 26 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 27 | 1981 - 2023 |
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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