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Child mortality rate
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
2.2% of children
Median: 1.3% of children
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Niger
11.6% of children
Lowest
San Marino
0.1% of children
Top 5 Countries
1Niger11.6% of children
2Nigeria10.4% of children
3Somalia10.3% of children
4Chad10.0% of children
5South Sudan9.9% of children
By Region
Africa4.3% of children(9 countries)
Other2.7% of children(155 countries)
Asia1.6% of children(27 countries)
North America1.1% of children(4 countries)
South America1.1% of children(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1% of children)High (11.6% of children)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.2% of children)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
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 2023; 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 | Niger | 11.6% of children |
| 2 | Nigeria | 10.4% of children |
| 3 | Somalia | 10.3% of children |
| 4 | Chad | 10.0% of children |
| 5 | South Sudan | 9.9% of children |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 9.7% of children |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 9.5% of children |
| 8 | Guinea | 9.3% of children |
| 9 | Mali | 9.2% of children |
| 10 | Benin | 7.9% of children |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 7.7% of children |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.3% of children |
| 13 | Lesotho | 7.2% of children |
| 14 | Liberia | 7.1% of children |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.1% of children |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.9% of children |
| 17 | Cameroon | 6.8% of children |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.7% of children |
| 19 | Madagascar | 6.6% of children |
| 20 | Angola | 6.4% of children |
| 21 | Mozambique | 6.4% of children |
| 22 | Pakistan | 5.9% of children |
| 23 | Togo | 5.8% of children |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 5.6% of children |
| 25 | Haiti | 5.6% of children |
| 26 | Kiribati | 5.5% of children |
| 27 | Zambia | 5.2% of children |
| 28 | Sudan | 5.0% of children |
| 29 | Djibouti | 5.0% of children |
| 30 | Eswatini | 5.0% of children |
| 31 | Burundi | 4.9% of children |
| 32 | Timor-Leste | 4.7% of children |
| 33 | Comoros | 4.7% of children |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 4.6% of children |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 4.5% of children |
| 36 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.4% of children |
| 37 | Bolivia | 4.1% of children |
| 38 | Kenya | 4.1% of children |
| 39 | Ghana | 4.1% of children |
| 40 | Republic of the Congo | 4.0% of children |
| 41 | Yemen | 4.0% of children |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 4.0% of children |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 4.0% of children |
| 44 | Myanmar | 3.9% of children |
| 45 | Malawi | 3.9% of children |
| 46 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.9% of children |
| 47 | Uganda | 3.9% of children |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.9% of children |
| 49 | Mauritania | 3.8% of children |
| 50 | Botswana | 3.8% of children |
| 51 | Gabon | 3.7% of children |
| 52 | South Africa | 3.7% of children |
| 53 | Namibia | 3.7% of children |
| 54 | Rwanda | 3.7% of children |
| 55 | Senegal | 3.6% of children |
| 56 | Eritrea | 3.5% of children |
| 57 | Dominica | 3.3% of children |
| 58 | Libya | 3.3% of children |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% of children |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 3.0% of children |
| 61 | Fiji | 2.9% of children |
| 62 | Western Sahara | 2.8% of children |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 2.8% of children |
| 64 | Philippines | 2.8% of children |
| 65 | India | 2.8% of children |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 2.8% of children |
| 67 | Nepal | 2.6% of children |
| 68 | State of Palestine | 2.6% of children |
| 69 | Nauru | 2.6% of children |
| 70 | Guyana | 2.6% of children |
| 71 | Niue | 2.4% of children |
| 72 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.3% of children |
| 73 | Cambodia | 2.3% of children |
| 74 | Iraq | 2.3% of children |
| 75 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.3% of children |
| 76 | Bhutan | 2.3% of children |
| 77 | Palau | 2.2% of children |
| 78 | Guatemala | 2.1% of children |
| 79 | Algeria | 2.1% of children |
| 80 | Indonesia | 2.1% of children |
| 81 | Vietnam | 2.0% of children |
| 82 | Tuvalu | 2.0% of children |
| 83 | Jamaica | 1.9% of children |
| 84 | Venezuela | 1.9% of children |
| 85 | Lebanon | 1.9% of children |
| 86 | North Korea | 1.8% of children |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 1.8% of children |
| 88 | Egypt | 1.8% of children |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 1.8% of children |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 1.7% of children |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 1.7% of children |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% of children |
| 93 | Morocco | 1.7% of children |
| 94 | Paraguay | 1.7% of children |
| 95 | Panama | 1.6% of children |
| 96 | Suriname | 1.6% of children |
| 97 | Grenada | 1.6% of children |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6% of children |
| 99 | Samoa | 1.6% of children |
| 100 | Honduras | 1.5% of children |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.5% of children |
| 102 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.5% of children |
| 103 | Peru | 1.5% of children |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.5% of children |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 1.5% of children |
| 106 | Seychelles | 1.4% of children |
| 107 | Aruba | 1.4% of children |
| 108 | Mauritius | 1.4% of children |
| 109 | Saint Helena | 1.4% of children |
| 110 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.4% of children |
| 111 | Brazil | 1.4% of children |
| 112 | Jordan | 1.4% of children |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.4% of children |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 1.4% of children |
| 115 | Isle of Man | 1.4% of children |
| 116 | Guam | 1.3% of children |
| 117 | Türkiye | 1.3% of children |
| 118 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.3% of children |
| 119 | Mongolia | 1.3% of children |
| 120 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1.3% of children |
| 121 | Bahamas | 1.3% of children |
| 122 | Virgin Islands, British | 1.3% of children |
| 123 | Mexico | 1.2% of children |
| 124 | Colombia | 1.2% of children |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 1.2% of children |
| 126 | New Caledonia | 1.2% of children |
| 127 | Ecuador | 1.2% of children |
| 128 | Greenland | 1.2% of children |
| 129 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.2% of children |
| 130 | El Salvador | 1.1% of children |
| 131 | Mayotte | 1.1% of children |
| 132 | French Guiana | 1.1% of children |
| 133 | Tunisia | 1.1% of children |
| 134 | Tonga | 1.1% of children |
| 135 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1.1% of children |
| 136 | American Samoa | 1.1% of children |
| 137 | Gibraltar | 1.1% of children |
| 138 | Barbados | 1.0% of children |
| 139 | Oman | 1.0% of children |
| 140 | Belize | 1.0% of children |
| 141 | Argentina | 1.0% of children |
| 142 | Curaçao | 1.0% of children |
| 143 | Jersey | 1.0% of children |
| 144 | Armenia | 1.0% of children |
| 145 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.0% of children |
| 146 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.0% of children |
| 147 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1.0% of children |
| 148 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% of children |
| 149 | Albania | 0.9% of children |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% of children |
| 151 | Georgia | 0.9% of children |
| 152 | Guadeloupe | 0.9% of children |
| 153 | Martinique | 0.9% of children |
| 154 | Kuwait | 0.9% of children |
| 155 | Thailand | 0.8% of children |
| 156 | Malaysia | 0.8% of children |
| 157 | Malta | 0.8% of children |
| 158 | Faroe Islands | 0.8% of children |
| 159 | Costa Rica | 0.8% of children |
| 160 | People's Republic of China | 0.7% of children |
| 161 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.7% of children |
| 162 | Ukraine | 0.7% of children |
| 163 | Uruguay | 0.7% of children |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 0.7% of children |
| 165 | Guernsey | 0.7% of children |
| 166 | Cook Islands | 0.7% of children |
| 167 | Liechtenstein | 0.7% of children |
| 168 | Reunion | 0.6% of children |
| 169 | Montserrat | 0.6% of children |
| 170 | Bahrain | 0.6% of children |
| 171 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% of children |
| 172 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.6% of children |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% of children |
| 174 | United States of America | 0.6% of children |
| 175 | Andorra | 0.6% of children |
| 176 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.6% of children |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 0.6% of children |
| 178 | Puerto Rico | 0.6% of children |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6% of children |
| 180 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% of children |
| 181 | Romania | 0.6% of children |
| 182 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6% of children |
| 183 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.6% of children |
| 184 | Cuba | 0.6% of children |
| 185 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.6% of children |
| 186 | Anguilla | 0.6% of children |
| 187 | Bulgaria | 0.6% of children |
| 188 | Slovakia | 0.6% of children |
| 189 | New Zealand | 0.5% of children |
| 190 | Tokelau | 0.5% of children |
| 191 | Maldives | 0.5% of children |
| 192 | Chile | 0.5% of children |
| 193 | Qatar | 0.5% of children |
| 194 | Serbia | 0.5% of children |
| 195 | Canada | 0.5% of children |
| 196 | Monaco | 0.5% of children |
| 197 | Russian Federation | 0.4% of children |
| 198 | United Kingdom | 0.4% of children |
| 199 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.4% of children |
| 200 | France | 0.4% of children |
| 201 | Croatia | 0.4% of children |
| 202 | Israel | 0.4% of children |
| 203 | Netherlands | 0.4% of children |
| 204 | Belgium | 0.4% of children |
| 205 | Hungary | 0.4% of children |
| 206 | Greece | 0.4% of children |
| 207 | Australia | 0.4% of children |
| 208 | Poland | 0.4% of children |
| 209 | Latvia | 0.4% of children |
| 210 | Switzerland | 0.4% of children |
| 211 | Cyprus | 0.4% of children |
| 212 | Germany | 0.3% of children |
| 213 | Austria | 0.3% of children |
| 214 | Denmark | 0.3% of children |
| 215 | Montenegro | 0.3% of children |
| 216 | Ireland | 0.3% of children |
| 217 | Lithuania | 0.3% of children |
| 218 | Portugal | 0.3% of children |
| 219 | Macao | 0.3% of children |
| 220 | Spain | 0.3% of children |
| 221 | South Korea | 0.3% of children |
| 222 | Czech Republic | 0.3% of children |
| 223 | Italy | 0.3% of children |
| 224 | Finland | 0.3% of children |
| 225 | Belarus | 0.2% of children |
| 226 | Norway | 0.2% of children |
| 227 | Sweden | 0.2% of children |
| 228 | Bermuda | 0.2% of children |
| 229 | Japan | 0.2% of children |
| 230 | Singapore | 0.2% of children |
| 231 | Slovenia | 0.2% of children |
| 232 | Estonia | 0.2% of children |
| 233 | Hong Kong | 0.2% of children |
| 234 | Cayman Islands | 0.2% of children |
| 235 | Iceland | 0.2% of children |
| 236 | San Marino | 0.1% of children |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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