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Child mortality rate (full)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•203 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.4deaths per 100 live births
Median: 1.4deaths per 100 live births
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
11.6deaths per 100 live births
Lowest
San Marino
0.1deaths per 100 live births
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria11.6deaths per 100 live births
2Niger11.1deaths per 100 live births
3Somalia10.1deaths per 100 live births
4Chad9.7deaths per 100 live births
5South Sudan9.7deaths per 100 live births
By Region
Africa4.2deaths per 100 live births(9 countries)
Other3.1deaths per 100 live births(122 countries)
Asia1.5deaths per 100 live births(27 countries)
North America1.1deaths per 100 live births(4 countries)
South America1.1deaths per 100 live births(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1deaths per 100 live births)High (11.6deaths per 100 live births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.4deaths per 100 live births)

Africa (9)
Other (122)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Nigeria11.6deaths per 100 live births
2Niger11.1deaths per 100 live births
3Somalia10.1deaths per 100 live births
4Chad9.7deaths per 100 live births
5South Sudan9.7deaths per 100 live births
6Guinea9.2deaths per 100 live births
7Sierra Leone9.0deaths per 100 live births
8Central African Republic9.0deaths per 100 live births
9Democratic Republic of the Congo9.0deaths per 100 live births
10Liberia8.6deaths per 100 live births
11Burkina Faso7.5deaths per 100 live births
12Benin7.5deaths per 100 live births
13Mali7.3deaths per 100 live births
14Equatorial Guinea6.8deaths per 100 live births
15Guinea-Bissau6.7deaths per 100 live births
16Cameroon6.5deaths per 100 live births
17Zimbabwe6.5deaths per 100 live births
18Cote d'Ivoire6.4deaths per 100 live births
19Madagascar6.2deaths per 100 live births
20Sudan6.2deaths per 100 live births
21Lesotho6.0deaths per 100 live births
22Mozambique5.9deaths per 100 live births
23Togo5.6deaths per 100 live births
24Pakistan5.6deaths per 100 live births
25Kiribati5.3deaths per 100 live births
26Afghanistan5.3deaths per 100 live births
27Haiti5.3deaths per 100 live births
28Angola4.9deaths per 100 live births
29Djibouti4.9deaths per 100 live births
30Malawi4.9deaths per 100 live births
31Uganda4.9deaths per 100 live births
32Zambia4.8deaths per 100 live births
33Timor-Leste4.8deaths per 100 live births
34Burundi4.7deaths per 100 live births
35Eswatini4.5deaths per 100 live births
36Ethiopia4.5deaths per 100 live births
37Republic of The Gambia4.2deaths per 100 live births
38Namibia3.9deaths per 100 live births
39Papua New Guinea3.9deaths per 100 live births
40Republic of the Congo3.9deaths per 100 live births
41Turkmenistan3.9deaths per 100 live births
42Comoros3.9deaths per 100 live births
43Kenya3.9deaths per 100 live births
44Yemen3.8deaths per 100 live births
45State of Palestine3.8deaths per 100 live births
46Rwanda3.8deaths per 100 live births
47United Republic of Tanzania3.7deaths per 100 live births
48Myanmar3.7deaths per 100 live births
49Mauritania3.7deaths per 100 live births
50Senegal3.7deaths per 100 live births
51Ghana3.6deaths per 100 live births
52Dominica3.6deaths per 100 live births
53South Africa3.5deaths per 100 live births
54Eritrea3.4deaths per 100 live births
55Botswana3.3deaths per 100 live births
56Gabon3.3deaths per 100 live births
57Dominican Republic3.1deaths per 100 live births
58Bangladesh3.0deaths per 100 live births
59Lao People's Democratic Republic2.9deaths per 100 live births
60Fiji2.9deaths per 100 live births
61Tajikistan2.8deaths per 100 live births
62Marshall Islands2.7deaths per 100 live births
63India2.7deaths per 100 live births
64Philippines2.6deaths per 100 live births
65Guyana2.5deaths per 100 live births
66Nepal2.5deaths per 100 live births
67Venezuela2.4deaths per 100 live births
68Niue2.4deaths per 100 live births
69Micronesia, Federated States of2.2deaths per 100 live births
70Egypt2.2deaths per 100 live births
71Iraq2.2deaths per 100 live births
72Algeria2.2deaths per 100 live births
73Palau2.1deaths per 100 live births
74Guatemala2.1deaths per 100 live births
75Solomon Islands2.0deaths per 100 live births
76Tuvalu1.9deaths per 100 live births
77Trinidad and Tobago1.9deaths per 100 live births
78Syrian Arab Republic1.8deaths per 100 live births
79Cambodia1.8deaths per 100 live births
80Grenada1.8deaths per 100 live births
81Azerbaijan1.8deaths per 100 live births
82Jamaica1.8deaths per 100 live births
83Indonesia1.8deaths per 100 live births
84Lebanon1.8deaths per 100 live births
85Vietnam1.7deaths per 100 live births
86Saint Lucia1.7deaths per 100 live births
87Bhutan1.7deaths per 100 live births
88Vanuatu1.7deaths per 100 live births
89Kyrgyzstan1.7deaths per 100 live births
90North Korea1.7deaths per 100 live births
91Moldova, Republic of1.6deaths per 100 live births
92Holy See (Vatican City State)1.6deaths per 100 live births
93Paraguay1.6deaths per 100 live births
94Saint Kitts and Nevis1.6deaths per 100 live births
95Suriname1.6deaths per 100 live births
96Morocco1.6deaths per 100 live births
97Bolivia1.6deaths per 100 live births
98Mauritius1.5deaths per 100 live births
99Panama1.5deaths per 100 live births
100Honduras1.5deaths per 100 live births
101Samoa1.5deaths per 100 live births
102Brazil1.4deaths per 100 live births
103Seychelles1.4deaths per 100 live births
104Sao Tome and Principe1.4deaths per 100 live births
105Mongolia1.3deaths per 100 live births
106Uzbekistan1.3deaths per 100 live births
107Cook Islands1.3deaths per 100 live births
108Mexico1.3deaths per 100 live births
109Jordan1.3deaths per 100 live births
110Peru1.3deaths per 100 live births
111Ecuador1.3deaths per 100 live births
112Belize1.3deaths per 100 live births
113Virgin Islands, British1.2deaths per 100 live births
114Bahamas1.2deaths per 100 live births
115Tunisia1.2deaths per 100 live births
116Colombia1.2deaths per 100 live births
117Islamic Republic of Iran1.1deaths per 100 live births
118Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.1deaths per 100 live births
119Nicaragua1.1deaths per 100 live births
120Cape Verde1.1deaths per 100 live births
121Costa Rica1.0deaths per 100 live births
122Oman1.0deaths per 100 live births
123El Salvador1.0deaths per 100 live births
124Brunei Darussalam1.0deaths per 100 live births
125Libya1.0deaths per 100 live births
126Barbados1.0deaths per 100 live births
127Türkiye1.0deaths per 100 live births
128Armenia1.0deaths per 100 live births
129Argentina1.0deaths per 100 live births
130Tonga1.0deaths per 100 live births
131Kazakhstan0.9deaths per 100 live births
132Albania0.9deaths per 100 live births
133Antigua and Barbuda0.9deaths per 100 live births
134Thailand0.9deaths per 100 live births
135Bahrain0.9deaths per 100 live births
136Georgia0.9deaths per 100 live births
137Cuba0.9deaths per 100 live births
138Malaysia0.8deaths per 100 live births
139Nauru0.8deaths per 100 live births
140Kuwait0.8deaths per 100 live births
141Ukraine0.8deaths per 100 live births
142Uruguay0.7deaths per 100 live births
143Romania0.7deaths per 100 live births
144Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7deaths per 100 live births
145Chile0.7deaths per 100 live births
146United States of America0.6deaths per 100 live births
147Montserrat0.6deaths per 100 live births
148Slovakia0.6deaths per 100 live births
149Saudi Arabia0.6deaths per 100 live births
150Qatar0.6deaths per 100 live births
151Sri Lanka0.6deaths per 100 live births
152Bulgaria0.6deaths per 100 live births
153People's Republic of China0.6deaths per 100 live births
154Croatia0.6deaths per 100 live births
155Anguilla0.6deaths per 100 live births
156Maldives0.5deaths per 100 live births
157Canada0.5deaths per 100 live births
158Serbia0.5deaths per 100 live births
159Malta0.5deaths per 100 live births
160Liechtenstein0.5deaths per 100 live births
161Russian Federation0.5deaths per 100 live births
162Cyprus0.5deaths per 100 live births
163United Arab Emirates0.5deaths per 100 live births
164New Zealand0.5deaths per 100 live births
165United Kingdom0.5deaths per 100 live births
166Turks and Caicos Islands0.5deaths per 100 live births
167France0.4deaths per 100 live births
168Poland0.4deaths per 100 live births
169Denmark0.4deaths per 100 live births
170Taiwan, Province of China0.4deaths per 100 live births
171Netherlands0.4deaths per 100 live births
172Switzerland0.4deaths per 100 live births
173Ireland0.4deaths per 100 live births
174Greece0.4deaths per 100 live births
175Belgium0.4deaths per 100 live births
176Germany0.4deaths per 100 live births
177Hungary0.4deaths per 100 live births
178Australia0.4deaths per 100 live births
179Lithuania0.3deaths per 100 live births
180Israel0.3deaths per 100 live births
181Austria0.3deaths per 100 live births
182Portugal0.3deaths per 100 live births
183Spain0.3deaths per 100 live births
184Iceland0.3deaths per 100 live births
185The Republic of North Macedonia0.3deaths per 100 live births
186South Korea0.3deaths per 100 live births
187Italy0.3deaths per 100 live births
188Singapore0.3deaths per 100 live births
189Monaco0.3deaths per 100 live births
190Czech Republic0.3deaths per 100 live births
191Andorra0.3deaths per 100 live births
192Latvia0.3deaths per 100 live births
193Norway0.2deaths per 100 live births
194Japan0.2deaths per 100 live births
195Sweden0.2deaths per 100 live births
196Montenegro0.2deaths per 100 live births
197Finland0.2deaths per 100 live births
198Belarus0.2deaths per 100 live births
199Slovenia0.2deaths per 100 live births
200Luxembourg0.2deaths per 100 live births
201Estonia0.2deaths per 100 live births
202Hong Kong0.2deaths per 100 live births
203San Marino0.1deaths per 100 live births
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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