Maptheory
demographic2023

Number of children who die before age 5

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•236 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
20,437.1deaths
Median: 655.5deaths
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
771,644.0deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria771,644.0deaths
2India642,598.0deaths
3Pakistan405,643.0deaths
4Democratic Republic of the Congo312,148.0deaths
5Ethiopia181,015.0deaths
By Region
Africa139,437.6deaths(9 countries)
Asia58,926.5deaths(27 countries)
North America14,498.8deaths(4 countries)
Other11,848.8deaths(155 countries)
South America8,871.4deaths(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths)High (771,644.0deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 20,437.1deaths)

Africa (9)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
Other (155)
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 ↕
1Nigeria771,644.0deaths
2India642,598.0deaths
3Pakistan405,643.0deaths
4Democratic Republic of the Congo312,148.0deaths
5Ethiopia181,015.0deaths
6Niger123,007.0deaths
7Bangladesh95,733.0deaths
8Indonesia92,374.0deaths
9United Republic of Tanzania90,186.0deaths
10Angola87,654.0deaths
11Mali85,201.0deaths
12Sudan83,414.0deaths
13Afghanistan81,376.0deaths
14Mozambique80,047.0deaths
15Somalia79,142.0deaths
16Chad79,068.0deaths
17People's Republic of China70,824.0deaths
18Cote d'Ivoire66,701.0deaths
19Uganda65,931.0deaths
20Madagascar64,828.0deaths
21Cameroon64,104.0deaths
22Kenya60,947.0deaths
23Burkina Faso55,713.0deaths
24Yemen54,401.0deaths
25Philippines51,634.0deaths
26Guinea44,951.0deaths
27South Africa44,801.0deaths
28Egypt42,457.0deaths
29Benin37,100.0deaths
30Ghana36,223.0deaths
31Brazil36,058.0deaths
32Myanmar35,706.0deaths
33Zambia35,250.0deaths
34South Sudan31,927.0deaths
35Vietnam28,546.0deaths
36Iraq26,373.0deaths
37Malawi25,719.0deaths
38Mexico25,454.0deaths
39Sierra Leone25,032.0deaths
40United States of America22,683.0deaths
41Zimbabwe22,505.0deaths
42Burundi22,295.0deaths
43Central African Republic21,097.0deaths
44Algeria19,471.0deaths
45Senegal18,533.0deaths
46Nepal15,081.0deaths
47Togo14,864.0deaths
48Rwanda14,480.0deaths
49Türkiye14,408.0deaths
50Haiti14,388.0deaths
51Islamic Republic of Iran13,851.0deaths
52Uzbekistan12,619.0deaths
53Liberia11,993.0deaths
54Syrian Arab Republic11,566.0deaths
55Bolivia10,762.0deaths
56Morocco10,726.0deaths
57Papua New Guinea10,162.0deaths
58Colombia8,456.0deaths
59Cambodia8,324.0deaths
60Tajikistan8,135.0deaths
61Guatemala8,105.0deaths
62Venezuela8,047.0deaths
63Peru7,984.0deaths
64Republic of the Congo7,474.0deaths
65Mauritania6,499.0deaths
66Dominican Republic6,456.0deaths
67Turkmenistan6,396.0deaths
68Lao People's Democratic Republic6,366.0deaths
69North Korea6,203.0deaths
70Russian Federation5,935.0deaths
71Argentina5,245.0deaths
72Thailand4,873.0deaths
73Guinea-Bissau4,452.0deaths
74Libya4,191.0deaths
75Lesotho4,009.0deaths
76Kazakhstan3,941.0deaths
77Equatorial Guinea3,843.0deaths
78State of Palestine3,821.0deaths
79Honduras3,600.0deaths
80Republic of The Gambia3,566.0deaths
81Eritrea3,453.0deaths
82Malaysia3,421.0deaths
83Saudi Arabia3,323.0deaths
84Jordan3,230.0deaths
85Ecuador3,214.0deaths
86Namibia2,941.0deaths
87United Kingdom2,936.0deaths
88France2,691.0deaths
89Kyrgyzstan2,585.0deaths
90Gabon2,568.0deaths
91Germany2,562.0deaths
92Botswana2,311.0deaths
93Paraguay2,309.0deaths
94Azerbaijan2,232.0deaths
95Sri Lanka2,041.0deaths
96Nicaragua1,946.0deaths
97Tunisia1,826.0deaths
98Japan1,761.0deaths
99Canada1,753.0deaths
100Lebanon1,727.0deaths
101Ukraine1,530.0deaths
102Eswatini1,471.0deaths
103Timor-Leste1,447.0deaths
104Djibouti1,203.0deaths
105Poland1,196.0deaths
106Australia1,162.0deaths
107Panama1,157.0deaths
108El Salvador1,139.0deaths
109Comoros1,128.0deaths
110Romania1,093.0deaths
111Italy1,038.0deaths
112Spain982.0deaths
113Chile915.0deaths
114Oman869.0deaths
115Mongolia850.0deaths
116Israel685.0deaths
117South Korea684.0deaths
118Netherlands666.0deaths
119Jamaica645.0deaths
120United Arab Emirates636.0deaths
121Taiwan, Province of China585.0deaths
122Cuba557.0deaths
123Fiji480.0deaths
124Moldova, Republic of464.0deaths
125Guyana432.0deaths
126Kuwait428.0deaths
127Georgia411.0deaths
128Belgium410.0deaths
129Costa Rica401.0deaths
130Solomon Islands382.0deaths
131Bulgaria353.0deaths
132Armenia342.0deaths
133Hungary337.0deaths
134New Zealand320.0deaths
135Switzerland303.0deaths
136Serbia300.0deaths
137Slovakia293.0deaths
138Greece286.0deaths
139Austria279.0deaths
140Portugal276.0deaths
141Albania275.0deaths
142Czech Republic261.0deaths
143Trinidad and Tobago260.0deaths
144Western Sahara255.0deaths
145Sweden240.0deaths
146Uruguay228.0deaths
147Bhutan226.0deaths
148Denmark199.0deaths
149Kiribati188.0deaths
150Ireland176.0deaths
151Suriname175.0deaths
152Mauritius169.0deaths
153Belarus168.0deaths
154Vanuatu159.0deaths
155Qatar148.0deaths
156Bosnia and Herzegovina147.0deaths
157Croatia126.0deaths
158Norway124.0deaths
159Mayotte123.0deaths
160Bahrain122.0deaths
161Puerto Rico114.0deaths
162Finland113.0deaths
163Singapore103.0deaths
164The Republic of North Macedonia101.0deaths
165Sao Tome and Principe88.0deaths
166Samoa86.0deaths
167French Guiana81.0deaths
168Cape Verde79.0deaths
169Hong Kong76.0deaths
170Reunion76.0deaths
171Belize76.0deaths
172Lithuania72.0deaths
173Brunei Darussalam61.0deaths
174Micronesia, Federated States of57.0deaths
175Latvia55.0deaths
176Bahamas55.0deaths
177Cyprus51.0deaths
178New Caledonia49.0deaths
179Luxembourg48.0deaths
180Guam41.0deaths
181Slovenia40.0deaths
182Guadeloupe38.0deaths
183Saint Lucia35.0deaths
184Malta33.0deaths
185Barbados33.0deaths
186Maldives31.0deaths
187Martinique31.0deaths
188Seychelles26.0deaths
189Tonga26.0deaths
190Estonia24.0deaths
191Montenegro24.0deaths
192Dominica23.0deaths
193Marshall Islands23.0deaths
194Grenada22.0deaths
195French Polynesia20.0deaths
196Saint Vincent and the Grenadines17.0deaths
197Curaçao16.0deaths
198Macao14.0deaths
199Aruba14.0deaths
200Isle of Man10.0deaths
201Antigua and Barbuda10.0deaths
202Greenland9.0deaths
203Iceland8.0deaths
204Saint Kitts and Nevis8.0deaths
205Nauru7.0deaths
206Jersey7.0deaths
207American Samoa6.0deaths
208Faroe Islands5.0deaths
209Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.0deaths
210Virgin Islands, U.S.5.0deaths
211Gibraltar4.0deaths
212Palau4.0deaths
213Saint Martin (French part)4.0deaths
214Tuvalu4.0deaths
215Virgin Islands, British4.0deaths
216Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba3.0deaths
217Northern Mariana Islands3.0deaths
218Guernsey3.0deaths
219Andorra3.0deaths
220Liechtenstein2.0deaths
221Turks and Caicos Islands2.0deaths
222Cayman Islands1.0deaths
223Cook Islands1.0deaths
224Monaco1.0deaths
225Anguilla1.0deaths
226Wallis and Futuna1.0deaths
227Bermuda1.0deaths
228Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0deaths
229Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0deaths
230Montserrat0.0deaths
231Niue0.0deaths
232Saint Barthélemy0.0deaths
233Saint Helena0.0deaths
234Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0deaths
235San Marino0.0deaths
236Tokelau0.0deaths
Showing 236 of 236 countries

Topics

#demographic#deaths#number#children#who#die#before#age

Data Source

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

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