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Under-five probability of death
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
2.5%
Median: 1.4%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
12.4%
Lowest
Andorra
0.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic12.4%
2Mali11.9%
3Chad11.3%
4Niger11.1%
5Burkina Faso10.9%
By Region
Africa4.4%(9 countries)
Other3.2%(124 countries)
Asia1.6%(26 countries)
South America1.3%(7 countries)
North America1.2%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2%)High (12.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.5%)
Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 2019; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 12.4% |
| 2 | Mali | 11.9% |
| 3 | Chad | 11.3% |
| 4 | Niger | 11.1% |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 10.9% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 10.4% |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 10.2% |
| 8 | Guinea | 9.7% |
| 9 | Somalia | 9.5% |
| 10 | South Sudan | 9.3% |
| 11 | Benin | 8.5% |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.3% |
| 13 | Cameroon | 7.2% |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.1% |
| 15 | Mozambique | 6.9% |
| 16 | Haiti | 6.8% |
| 17 | Burundi | 6.5% |
| 18 | Lesotho | 6.4% |
| 19 | Pakistan | 6.3% |
| 20 | Togo | 6.3% |
| 21 | Liberia | 6.1% |
| 22 | Malawi | 5.9% |
| 23 | Uganda | 5.8% |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.8% |
| 25 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.7% |
| 26 | Madagascar | 5.7% |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 5.5% |
| 28 | Angola | 5.4% |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 5.4% |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 5.3% |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 5.2% |
| 32 | Ghana | 5.2% |
| 33 | Zambia | 5.2% |
| 34 | Comoros | 5.0% |
| 35 | Senegal | 4.9% |
| 36 | Eritrea | 4.8% |
| 37 | Eswatini | 4.7% |
| 38 | Djibouti | 4.7% |
| 39 | Yemen | 4.7% |
| 40 | Rwanda | 4.7% |
| 41 | Mauritania | 4.3% |
| 42 | Sudan | 4.2% |
| 43 | Botswana | 4.1% |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.1% |
| 45 | Kenya | 4.1% |
| 46 | Myanmar | 4.0% |
| 47 | Republic of the Congo | 4.0% |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.8% |
| 49 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.8% |
| 50 | South Africa | 3.7% |
| 51 | India | 3.6% |
| 52 | Namibia | 3.5% |
| 53 | Kiribati | 3.4% |
| 54 | Timor-Leste | 3.2% |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 3.2% |
| 56 | Bhutan | 3.2% |
| 57 | Cambodia | 3.1% |
| 58 | Gabon | 3.0% |
| 59 | Bolivia | 3.0% |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 2.9% |
| 61 | Nepal | 2.9% |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 2.8% |
| 63 | Dominica | 2.6% |
| 64 | Suriname | 2.6% |
| 65 | Indonesia | 2.6% |
| 66 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.5% |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 2.5% |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 2.5% |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 2.5% |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 2.4% |
| 71 | Nauru | 2.3% |
| 72 | Guyana | 2.3% |
| 73 | Philippines | 2.3% |
| 74 | Fiji | 2.2% |
| 75 | Guatemala | 2.2% |
| 76 | Uzbekistan | 2.1% |
| 77 | Brazil | 2.0% |
| 78 | Algeria | 2.0% |
| 79 | Marshall Islands | 1.9% |
| 80 | Niue | 1.9% |
| 81 | Morocco | 1.8% |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% |
| 83 | Honduras | 1.7% |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 1.7% |
| 85 | Mongolia | 1.7% |
| 86 | Maldives | 1.6% |
| 87 | Iraq | 1.6% |
| 88 | Jamaica | 1.6% |
| 89 | Türkiye | 1.5% |
| 90 | Belize | 1.5% |
| 91 | Jordan | 1.5% |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.5% |
| 93 | Egypt | 1.5% |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.5% |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.5% |
| 96 | Ecuador | 1.5% |
| 97 | Peru | 1.5% |
| 98 | Venezuela | 1.5% |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 1.5% |
| 100 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.5% |
| 101 | Panama | 1.5% |
| 102 | Mexico | 1.4% |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 1.4% |
| 104 | Palau | 1.4% |
| 105 | Paraguay | 1.4% |
| 106 | Grenada | 1.4% |
| 107 | Tuvalu | 1.4% |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.4% |
| 109 | Tonga | 1.4% |
| 110 | Guam | 1.3% |
| 111 | Libya | 1.3% |
| 112 | Samoa | 1.3% |
| 113 | Colombia | 1.3% |
| 114 | North Korea | 1.3% |
| 115 | Mauritius | 1.3% |
| 116 | State of Palestine | 1.2% |
| 117 | Vietnam | 1.2% |
| 118 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.2% |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 1.2% |
| 120 | Barbados | 1.2% |
| 121 | Albania | 1.2% |
| 122 | Bahamas | 1.2% |
| 123 | Seychelles | 1.2% |
| 124 | Armenia | 1.1% |
| 125 | Tunisia | 1.1% |
| 126 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.1% |
| 127 | El Salvador | 1.1% |
| 128 | Argentina | 1.1% |
| 129 | Oman | 1.0% |
| 130 | Georgia | 1.0% |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.0% |
| 132 | American Samoa | 1.0% |
| 133 | Greenland | 1.0% |
| 134 | Kuwait | 0.9% |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9% |
| 136 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.9% |
| 137 | Lebanon | 0.9% |
| 138 | Ukraine | 0.9% |
| 139 | People's Republic of China | 0.9% |
| 140 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.9% |
| 141 | Uruguay | 0.8% |
| 142 | Qatar | 0.8% |
| 143 | Romania | 0.8% |
| 144 | Costa Rica | 0.8% |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 0.8% |
| 146 | Tokelau | 0.8% |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% |
| 148 | Thailand | 0.8% |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 0.7% |
| 150 | Chile | 0.7% |
| 151 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.7% |
| 152 | Russian Federation | 0.7% |
| 153 | United States of America | 0.7% |
| 154 | Bahrain | 0.7% |
| 155 | Malaysia | 0.6% |
| 156 | Malta | 0.6% |
| 157 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% |
| 158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5% |
| 159 | Belarus | 0.5% |
| 160 | Slovakia | 0.5% |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5% |
| 162 | Canada | 0.5% |
| 163 | Cuba | 0.5% |
| 164 | Bermuda | 0.5% |
| 165 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.5% |
| 166 | New Zealand | 0.5% |
| 167 | Latvia | 0.4% |
| 168 | Serbia | 0.4% |
| 169 | United Kingdom | 0.4% |
| 170 | Croatia | 0.4% |
| 171 | Hungary | 0.4% |
| 172 | Lithuania | 0.4% |
| 173 | Greece | 0.4% |
| 174 | Poland | 0.4% |
| 175 | Montenegro | 0.4% |
| 176 | Netherlands | 0.4% |
| 177 | Switzerland | 0.4% |
| 178 | France | 0.4% |
| 179 | San Marino | 0.4% |
| 180 | Australia | 0.4% |
| 181 | Denmark | 0.4% |
| 182 | Belgium | 0.4% |
| 183 | Germany | 0.3% |
| 184 | Ireland | 0.3% |
| 185 | Cyprus | 0.3% |
| 186 | Israel | 0.3% |
| 187 | Austria | 0.3% |
| 188 | Italy | 0.3% |
| 189 | South Korea | 0.3% |
| 190 | Spain | 0.3% |
| 191 | Portugal | 0.3% |
| 192 | Czech Republic | 0.3% |
| 193 | Estonia | 0.3% |
| 194 | Monaco | 0.3% |
| 195 | Sweden | 0.3% |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 0.3% |
| 197 | Norway | 0.3% |
| 198 | Japan | 0.2% |
| 199 | Luxembourg | 0.2% |
| 200 | Iceland | 0.2% |
| 201 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 202 | Slovenia | 0.2% |
| 203 | Singapore | 0.2% |
| 204 | Andorra | 0.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).
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