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Deaths from drowning among individuals aged <5 years per 100,000 people

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•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
5.0deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 2.9deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Niger
30.1deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Andorra
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Niger30.1deaths per 100,000 people
2Bangladesh27.4deaths per 100,000 people
3Vietnam22.4deaths per 100,000 people
4South Sudan19.4deaths per 100,000 people
5Guinea-Bissau17.5deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Other6.3deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Africa5.9deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Asia5.2deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
South America4.1deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
North America2.0deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (30.1deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.0deaths per 100,000 people)

Other (124)
Africa (9)
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 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 ↕
1Niger30.1deaths per 100,000 people
2Bangladesh27.4deaths per 100,000 people
3Vietnam22.4deaths per 100,000 people
4South Sudan19.4deaths per 100,000 people
5Guinea-Bissau17.5deaths per 100,000 people
6Eritrea17.1deaths per 100,000 people
7Uzbekistan16.9deaths per 100,000 people
8Myanmar16.4deaths per 100,000 people
9Sierra Leone15.2deaths per 100,000 people
10Cape Verde15.0deaths per 100,000 people
11Azerbaijan14.7deaths per 100,000 people
12Angola14.6deaths per 100,000 people
13Cote d'Ivoire14.1deaths per 100,000 people
14Benin13.8deaths per 100,000 people
15Liberia13.2deaths per 100,000 people
16Haiti13.2deaths per 100,000 people
17Burundi13.0deaths per 100,000 people
18Mali12.9deaths per 100,000 people
19Tajikistan12.8deaths per 100,000 people
20Guinea12.3deaths per 100,000 people
21Namibia12.2deaths per 100,000 people
22Cambodia12.2deaths per 100,000 people
23Senegal12.0deaths per 100,000 people
24Sao Tome and Principe12.0deaths per 100,000 people
25Timor-Leste11.5deaths per 100,000 people
26Burkina Faso11.1deaths per 100,000 people
27Afghanistan10.9deaths per 100,000 people
28Pakistan10.9deaths per 100,000 people
29Zambia10.8deaths per 100,000 people
30Central African Republic10.8deaths per 100,000 people
31Chad10.7deaths per 100,000 people
32Rwanda10.3deaths per 100,000 people
33Eswatini10.2deaths per 100,000 people
34Indonesia10.2deaths per 100,000 people
35Palau10.1deaths per 100,000 people
36Philippines10.1deaths per 100,000 people
37Nauru9.7deaths per 100,000 people
38Nepal9.3deaths per 100,000 people
39Togo9.2deaths per 100,000 people
40Malawi9.2deaths per 100,000 people
41Somalia9.1deaths per 100,000 people
42Republic of the Congo9.1deaths per 100,000 people
43Bhutan9.0deaths per 100,000 people
44Comoros8.8deaths per 100,000 people
45Tuvalu8.7deaths per 100,000 people
46Ecuador8.6deaths per 100,000 people
47Republic of The Gambia8.5deaths per 100,000 people
48Mozambique8.4deaths per 100,000 people
49Peru8.4deaths per 100,000 people
50Papua New Guinea8.2deaths per 100,000 people
51Cameroon8.0deaths per 100,000 people
52Guyana7.8deaths per 100,000 people
53Kiribati7.8deaths per 100,000 people
54Democratic Republic of the Congo7.5deaths per 100,000 people
55Fiji7.4deaths per 100,000 people
56Lao People's Democratic Republic7.4deaths per 100,000 people
57Bolivia7.3deaths per 100,000 people
58Madagascar7.2deaths per 100,000 people
59Samoa7.1deaths per 100,000 people
60Uganda7.1deaths per 100,000 people
61Gabon7.0deaths per 100,000 people
62Suriname6.8deaths per 100,000 people
63Northern Mariana Islands6.5deaths per 100,000 people
64Nigeria6.5deaths per 100,000 people
65India6.4deaths per 100,000 people
66Greenland6.4deaths per 100,000 people
67Kyrgyzstan6.3deaths per 100,000 people
68Thailand6.1deaths per 100,000 people
69South Africa6.0deaths per 100,000 people
70Micronesia, Federated States of6.0deaths per 100,000 people
71Ghana6.0deaths per 100,000 people
72United Republic of Tanzania5.9deaths per 100,000 people
73Mauritania5.8deaths per 100,000 people
74People's Republic of China5.5deaths per 100,000 people
75Zimbabwe5.3deaths per 100,000 people
76Djibouti5.3deaths per 100,000 people
77Ethiopia5.2deaths per 100,000 people
78Turkmenistan4.9deaths per 100,000 people
79Belize4.7deaths per 100,000 people
80North Korea4.7deaths per 100,000 people
81Venezuela4.5deaths per 100,000 people
82Equatorial Guinea4.4deaths per 100,000 people
83Kenya4.4deaths per 100,000 people
84Morocco4.4deaths per 100,000 people
85Bahamas4.2deaths per 100,000 people
86Mongolia4.0deaths per 100,000 people
87Seychelles4.0deaths per 100,000 people
88Egypt3.9deaths per 100,000 people
89Tokelau3.8deaths per 100,000 people
90Yemen3.8deaths per 100,000 people
91Colombia3.8deaths per 100,000 people
92American Samoa3.8deaths per 100,000 people
93Dominican Republic3.7deaths per 100,000 people
94Panama3.6deaths per 100,000 people
95Maldives3.6deaths per 100,000 people
96Tonga3.5deaths per 100,000 people
97Brazil3.4deaths per 100,000 people
98Guam3.4deaths per 100,000 people
99El Salvador3.3deaths per 100,000 people
100Cook Islands3.3deaths per 100,000 people
101Kazakhstan3.2deaths per 100,000 people
102United States of America2.9deaths per 100,000 people
103Marshall Islands2.9deaths per 100,000 people
104Saudi Arabia2.7deaths per 100,000 people
105Libya2.7deaths per 100,000 people
106Lesotho2.7deaths per 100,000 people
107Botswana2.6deaths per 100,000 people
108Iraq2.5deaths per 100,000 people
109Algeria2.5deaths per 100,000 people
110Niue2.5deaths per 100,000 people
111Brunei Darussalam2.4deaths per 100,000 people
112Moldova, Republic of2.4deaths per 100,000 people
113Tunisia2.4deaths per 100,000 people
114Saint Lucia2.3deaths per 100,000 people
115Mexico2.2deaths per 100,000 people
116Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.2deaths per 100,000 people
117Vanuatu2.1deaths per 100,000 people
118Argentina2.1deaths per 100,000 people
119Honduras2.1deaths per 100,000 people
120Nicaragua2.0deaths per 100,000 people
121Sudan2.0deaths per 100,000 people
122Ukraine2.0deaths per 100,000 people
123Jordan2.0deaths per 100,000 people
124Paraguay1.9deaths per 100,000 people
125Antigua and Barbuda1.8deaths per 100,000 people
126Malaysia1.8deaths per 100,000 people
127Trinidad and Tobago1.7deaths per 100,000 people
128New Zealand1.7deaths per 100,000 people
129Islamic Republic of Iran1.7deaths per 100,000 people
130Chile1.7deaths per 100,000 people
131Virgin Islands, U.S.1.7deaths per 100,000 people
132Sri Lanka1.7deaths per 100,000 people
133Solomon Islands1.7deaths per 100,000 people
134Mauritius1.7deaths per 100,000 people
135Saint Kitts and Nevis1.6deaths per 100,000 people
136Grenada1.6deaths per 100,000 people
137Guatemala1.4deaths per 100,000 people
138Monaco1.4deaths per 100,000 people
139Australia1.4deaths per 100,000 people
140Armenia1.4deaths per 100,000 people
141Costa Rica1.4deaths per 100,000 people
142Canada1.4deaths per 100,000 people
143Albania1.4deaths per 100,000 people
144Cyprus1.3deaths per 100,000 people
145Barbados1.3deaths per 100,000 people
146State of Palestine1.3deaths per 100,000 people
147Dominica1.3deaths per 100,000 people
148Latvia1.3deaths per 100,000 people
149Greece1.3deaths per 100,000 people
150Romania1.2deaths per 100,000 people
151Taiwan, Province of China1.1deaths per 100,000 people
152Lebanon1.1deaths per 100,000 people
153France1.1deaths per 100,000 people
154Bermuda1.1deaths per 100,000 people
155Oman1.1deaths per 100,000 people
156Belarus1.0deaths per 100,000 people
157Georgia1.0deaths per 100,000 people
158Russian Federation0.9deaths per 100,000 people
159United Arab Emirates0.9deaths per 100,000 people
160Uruguay0.9deaths per 100,000 people
161Türkiye0.9deaths per 100,000 people
162Cuba0.8deaths per 100,000 people
163Qatar0.8deaths per 100,000 people
164Finland0.8deaths per 100,000 people
165South Korea0.8deaths per 100,000 people
166Spain0.7deaths per 100,000 people
167Japan0.7deaths per 100,000 people
168Sweden0.7deaths per 100,000 people
169Lithuania0.7deaths per 100,000 people
170Jamaica0.6deaths per 100,000 people
171Iceland0.6deaths per 100,000 people
172Portugal0.6deaths per 100,000 people
173Bulgaria0.6deaths per 100,000 people
174Bahrain0.6deaths per 100,000 people
175Syrian Arab Republic0.5deaths per 100,000 people
176Montenegro0.5deaths per 100,000 people
177Puerto Rico0.5deaths per 100,000 people
178Israel0.5deaths per 100,000 people
179Estonia0.5deaths per 100,000 people
180Slovakia0.5deaths per 100,000 people
181Kuwait0.5deaths per 100,000 people
182Austria0.5deaths per 100,000 people
183Malta0.5deaths per 100,000 people
184Belgium0.4deaths per 100,000 people
185Switzerland0.4deaths per 100,000 people
186Norway0.4deaths per 100,000 people
187Ireland0.4deaths per 100,000 people
188Netherlands0.4deaths per 100,000 people
189The Republic of North Macedonia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
190Serbia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
191San Marino0.3deaths per 100,000 people
192United Kingdom0.3deaths per 100,000 people
193Germany0.3deaths per 100,000 people
194Czech Republic0.3deaths per 100,000 people
195Denmark0.2deaths per 100,000 people
196Croatia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
197Poland0.2deaths per 100,000 people
198Luxembourg0.2deaths per 100,000 people
199Hungary0.2deaths per 100,000 people
200Italy0.2deaths per 100,000 people
201Singapore0.2deaths per 100,000 people
202Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1deaths per 100,000 people
203Slovenia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
204Andorra0.0deaths per 100,000 people
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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