* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Deaths of children five to fourteen years of age per 1000 live births, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 187 countries was 3 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Niger: 20 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in Andorra: 0 deaths per 1000 births. The indicator is available from 1990 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 Older child mortality rate, 2022 Global rank Available data
Niger 20 1 1990 - 2022
Sierra Leone 15 2 1990 - 2022
Somalia 15 3 1990 - 2022
Cameroon 13 4 1990 - 2022
C.A. Republic 13 5 1990 - 2022
Nigeria 13 6 1990 - 2022
Benin 12 7 1990 - 2022
Chad 12 8 1990 - 2022
Guinea 12 9 1990 - 2022
Madagascar 12 10 1990 - 2022
Mali 12 11 1990 - 2022
Burkina Faso 11 12 1990 - 2022
Burundi 11 13 1990 - 2022
DR Congo 11 14 1990 - 2022
Ivory Coast 10 15 1990 - 2022
Angola 9 16 1990 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 9 17 1990 - 2022
Liberia 9 18 1990 - 2022
Swaziland 9 19 1990 - 2022
Tanzania 9 20 1990 - 2022
Rwanda 8 21 1990 - 2022
Uganda 8 22 1990 - 2022
Djibouti 7 23 1990 - 2022
G.-Bissau 7 24 1990 - 2022
Malawi 7 25 1990 - 2022
Mozambique 7 26 1990 - 2022
Haiti 6 27 1990 - 2022
Kiribati 6 28 1990 - 2022
Namibia 6 29 1990 - 2022
Togo 6 30 1990 - 2022
Zambia 6 31 1990 - 2022
Afghanistan 5 32 1990 - 2022
Gabon 5 33 1990 - 2022
Gambia 5 34 1990 - 2022
Ghana 5 35 1990 - 2022
Mauritania 5 36 1990 - 2022
Papua N.G. 5 37 1990 - 2022
Sudan 5 38 1990 - 2022
Yemen 5 39 1990 - 2022
Botswana 4 40 1990 - 2022
Comoros 4 41 1990 - 2022
Eritrea 4 42 1990 - 2022
Ethiopia 4 43 1990 - 2022
Lesotho 4 44 1990 - 2022
Pakistan 4 45 1990 - 2022
Senegal 4 46 1990 - 2022
Zimbabwe 4 47 1990 - 2022
Bangladesh 3 48 1990 - 2022
Bhutan 3 49 1990 - 2022
Cambodia 3 50 1990 - 2022
Indonesia 3 51 1990 - 2022
Kenya 3 52 1990 - 2022
Laos 3 53 1990 - 2022
Micronesia 3 54 1990 - 2022
Palau 3 55 1990 - 2022
R. of Congo 3 56 1990 - 2022
South Africa 3 57 1990 - 2022
Syria 3 58 1990 - 2022
Azerbaijan 2 59 1990 - 2022
Bolivia 2 60 1990 - 2022
Burma 2 61 1990 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 2 62 1990 - 2022
Egypt 2 63 1990 - 2022
Fiji 2 64 1990 - 2022
Grenada 2 65 1990 - 2022
Guatemala 2 66 1990 - 2022
Honduras 2 67 1990 - 2022
India 2 68 1990 - 2022
Iraq 2 69 1990 - 2022
Jamaica 2 70 1990 - 2022
Lebanon 2 71 1990 - 2022
Nepal 2 72 1990 - 2022
North Korea 2 73 1990 - 2022
Palestine 2 74 1990 - 2022
Philippines 2 75 1990 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 2 76 1990 - 2022
Suriname 2 77 1990 - 2022
Thailand 2 78 1990 - 2022
Tunisia 2 79 1990 - 2022
Turkmenistan 2 80 1990 - 2022
Tuvalu 2 81 1990 - 2022
Vanuatu 2 82 1990 - 2022
Albania 1 83 1990 - 2022
Algeria 1 84 1990 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 1 85 1990 - 2022
Argentina 1 86 1990 - 2022
Armenia 1 87 1990 - 2022
Bahamas 1 88 1990 - 2022
Bahrain 1 89 1990 - 2022
Barbados 1 90 1990 - 2022
Belarus 1 91 1990 - 2022
Belize 1 92 1990 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 1 93 1990 - 2022
Brazil 1 94 1990 - 2022
Brunei 1 95 1990 - 2022
Bulgaria 1 96 1990 - 2022
Cape Verde 1 97 1990 - 2022
Chile 1 98 1990 - 2022
China 1 99 1990 - 2022
Colombia 1 100 1990 - 2022
Costa Rica 1 101 1990 - 2022
Croatia 1 102 1990 - 2022
Cyprus 1 103 1990 - 2022
Dominica 1 104 1990 - 2022
Ecuador 1 105 1990 - 2022
El Salvador 1 106 1990 - 2022
Georgia 1 107 1990 - 2022
Guyana 1 108 1990 - 2022
Iran 1 109 1990 - 2022
Jordan 1 110 1990 - 2022
Kazakhstan 1 111 1990 - 2022
Kuwait 1 112 1990 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 1 113 1990 - 2022
Latvia 1 114 1990 - 2022
Libya 1 115 1990 - 2022
Lithuania 1 116 1990 - 2022
Malaysia 1 117 1990 - 2022
Maldives 1 118 1990 - 2022
Mauritius 1 119 1990 - 2022
Mexico 1 120 1990 - 2022
Moldova 1 121 1990 - 2022
Mongolia 1 122 1990 - 2022
Montenegro 1 123 1990 - 2022
Morocco 1 124 1990 - 2022
Nicaragua 1 125 1990 - 2022
North Macedonia 1 126 1990 - 2022
Oman 1 127 1990 - 2022
Panama 1 128 1990 - 2022
Paraguay 1 129 1990 - 2022
Peru 1 130 1990 - 2022
Qatar 1 131 1990 - 2022
Romania 1 132 1990 - 2022
Russia 1 133 1990 - 2022
Saint Lucia 1 134 1990 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 1 135 1990 - 2022
Samoa 1 136 1990 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 1 137 1990 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 1 138 1990 - 2022
Serbia 1 139 1990 - 2022
Seychelles 1 140 1990 - 2022
Slovakia 1 141 1990 - 2022
Sri Lanka 1 142 1990 - 2022
Tajikistan 1 143 1990 - 2022
Tonga 1 144 1990 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 1 145 1990 - 2022
Turkey 1 146 1990 - 2022
Ukraine 1 147 1990 - 2022
UA Emirates 1 148 1990 - 2022
Uruguay 1 149 1990 - 2022
USA 1 150 1990 - 2022
Uzbekistan 1 151 1990 - 2022
Venezuela 1 152 1990 - 2022
Vietnam 1 153 1990 - 2022
Andorra 0 154 1990 - 2022
Australia 0 155 1990 - 2022
Austria 0 156 1990 - 2022
Belgium 0 157 1990 - 2022
Canada 0 158 1990 - 2022
Czechia 0 159 1990 - 2022
Denmark 0 160 1990 - 2022
Estonia 0 161 1990 - 2022
Finland 0 162 1990 - 2022
France 0 163 1990 - 2022
Germany 0 164 1990 - 2022
Greece 0 165 1990 - 2022
Hungary 0 166 1990 - 2022
Iceland 0 167 1990 - 2022
Ireland 0 168 1990 - 2022
Israel 0 169 1990 - 2022
Italy 0 170 1990 - 2022
Japan 0 171 1990 - 2022
Luxembourg 0 172 1990 - 2022
Malta 0 173 1990 - 2022
Monaco 0 174 1990 - 2022
Netherlands 0 175 1990 - 2022
New Zealand 0 176 1990 - 2022
Norway 0 177 1990 - 2022
Poland 0 178 1990 - 2022
Portugal 0 179 1990 - 2022
San Marino 0 180 1990 - 2022
Singapore 0 181 1990 - 2022
Slovenia 0 182 1990 - 2022
South Korea 0 183 1990 - 2022
Spain 0 184 1990 - 2022
Sweden 0 185 1990 - 2022
Switzerland 0 186 1990 - 2022
UK 0 187 1990 - 2022



Definition: Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

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