Wasted numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates
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.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 313.2value)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 22,174.6value |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3,856.8value |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2,185.1value |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1,877.3value |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 1,743.1value |
| 6 | People's Republic of China | 1,723.6value |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,387.9value |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 1,171.5value |
| 9 | Sudan | 1,032.4value |
| 10 | Yemen | 1,030.3value |
| 11 | Philippines | 574.5value |
| 12 | Niger | 497.6value |
| 13 | Brazil | 484.9value |
| 14 | Egypt | 405.9value |
| 15 | South Sudan | 380.2value |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 368.5value |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 348.1value |
| 18 | Somalia | 338.2value |
| 19 | Myanmar | 334.1value |
| 20 | United Republic of Tanzania | 328.5value |
| 21 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 326.0value |
| 22 | Madagascar | 318.3value |
| 23 | Vietnam | 315.9value |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 314.7value |
| 25 | Kenya | 314.2value |
| 26 | Chad | 267.7value |
| 27 | Malaysia | 259.6value |
| 28 | Angola | 251.3value |
| 29 | Senegal | 250.1value |
| 30 | Uganda | 249.2value |
| 31 | Ghana | 243.9value |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 237.2value |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 232.1value |
| 34 | Thailand | 229.5value |
| 35 | Mali | 229.4value |
| 36 | Mozambique | 210.8value |
| 37 | South Africa | 203.9value |
| 38 | Nepal | 196.4value |
| 39 | Benin | 177.3value |
| 40 | Ukraine | 176.3value |
| 41 | Cambodia | 175.2value |
| 42 | Cameroon | 173.9value |
| 43 | Burundi | 170.6value |
| 44 | Iraq | 169.9value |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 150.8value |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 148.7value |
| 47 | Guinea | 138.7value |
| 48 | Algeria | 136.1value |
| 49 | Japan | 130.2value |
| 50 | Zambia | 122.6value |
| 51 | Venezuela | 119.7value |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 119.0value |
| 53 | Türkiye | 117.7value |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 107.6value |
| 55 | Mauritania | 106.8value |
| 56 | Mexico | 103.8value |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 94.9value |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 85.4value |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.1value |
| 60 | Morocco | 78.6value |
| 61 | Malawi | 76.5value |
| 62 | Sierra Leone | 71.9value |
| 63 | Togo | 70.7value |
| 64 | Republic of the Congo | 68.5value |
| 65 | Eritrea | 67.2value |
| 66 | Argentina | 62.4value |
| 67 | Haiti | 61.8value |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 60.4value |
| 69 | Colombia | 56.1value |
| 70 | Central African Republic | 48.6value |
| 71 | North Korea | 41.9value |
| 72 | Romania | 38.9value |
| 73 | Oman | 38.8value |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 33.6value |
| 75 | Jordan | 26.8value |
| 76 | Liberia | 25.4value |
| 77 | Bolivia | 24.9value |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.6value |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 23.6value |
| 80 | Libya | 23.0value |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.6value |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 22.6value |
| 83 | Tunisia | 22.5value |
| 84 | Namibia | 22.3value |
| 85 | Honduras | 21.0value |
| 86 | Rwanda | 20.2value |
| 87 | Czech Republic | 20.1value |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 20.1value |
| 89 | Republic of The Gambia | 19.2value |
| 90 | United States of America | 18.8value |
| 91 | Germany | 18.5value |
| 92 | Botswana | 17.4value |
| 93 | Mauritius | 17.4value |
| 94 | Peru | 16.2value |
| 95 | Guatemala | 15.6value |
| 96 | United Kingdom | 15.5value |
| 97 | Poland | 15.2value |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 14.9value |
| 99 | El Salvador | 14.7value |
| 100 | Djibouti | 13.9value |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 13.7value |
| 102 | Cuba | 11.5value |
| 103 | Gabon | 10.9value |
| 104 | Ecuador | 9.6value |
| 105 | Mongolia | 9.5value |
| 106 | State of Palestine | 9.4value |
| 107 | Netherlands | 9.4value |
| 108 | Armenia | 9.3value |
| 109 | Kuwait | 9.3value |
| 110 | Singapore | 8.9value |
| 111 | Serbia | 8.5value |
| 112 | Solomon Islands | 8.2value |
| 113 | Greece | 8.0value |
| 114 | Lithuania | 6.7value |
| 115 | Paraguay | 6.6value |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 6.2value |
| 117 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.1value |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.1value |
| 119 | Lebanon | 5.9value |
| 120 | Comoros | 5.8value |
| 121 | Jamaica | 5.7value |
| 122 | Guyana | 5.4value |
| 123 | Belarus | 5.2value |
| 124 | Portugal | 4.8value |
| 125 | Belgium | 4.7value |
| 126 | Bahrain | 4.6value |
| 127 | Panama | 4.2value |
| 128 | Lesotho | 4.2value |
| 129 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.1value |
| 130 | Fiji | 3.9value |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.8value |
| 132 | Finland | 3.8value |
| 133 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.7value |
| 134 | Chile | 3.6value |
| 135 | South Korea | 3.5value |
| 136 | Maldives | 3.3value |
| 137 | Uruguay | 3.2value |
| 138 | Suriname | 3.0value |
| 139 | Albania | 2.8value |
| 140 | Australia | 2.7value |
| 141 | Eswatini | 2.6value |
| 142 | Qatar | 2.5value |
| 143 | Bhutan | 2.5value |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 1.8value |
| 145 | Georgia | 1.7value |
| 146 | Latvia | 1.6value |
| 147 | Ireland | 1.4value |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.2value |
| 149 | Barbados | 1.2value |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 1.1value |
| 151 | Estonia | 1.1value |
| 152 | Samoa | 0.9value |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9value |
| 154 | Montenegro | 0.8value |
| 155 | Belize | 0.7value |
| 156 | Kiribati | 0.6value |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 0.4value |
| 158 | Seychelles | 0.3value |
| 159 | Marshall Islands | 0.2value |
| 160 | Tonga | 0.1value |
| 161 | Malta | 0.1value |
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0value |
| 163 | Tuvalu | 0.0value |
| 164 | Nauru | 0.0value |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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