social2023
Probability of death at birth
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
1.9%
Median: 1.2%
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Sierra Leone
7.8%
Lowest
San Marino
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Sierra Leone7.8%
2Nigeria7.5%
3Central African Republic7.4%
4Somalia7.1%
5Guinea7.1%
By Region
Africa3.5%(9 countries)
Other2.2%(155 countries)
Asia1.4%(27 countries)
North America1.0%(4 countries)
South America1.0%(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%)High (7.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.9%)
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 | Sierra Leone | 7.8% |
| 2 | Nigeria | 7.5% |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 7.4% |
| 4 | Somalia | 7.1% |
| 5 | Guinea | 7.1% |
| 6 | Chad | 7.0% |
| 7 | Niger | 6.8% |
| 8 | South Sudan | 6.8% |
| 9 | Mali | 6.5% |
| 10 | Lesotho | 6.2% |
| 11 | Liberia | 6.1% |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.8% |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.8% |
| 14 | Benin | 5.7% |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 5.6% |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.4% |
| 17 | Mozambique | 5.4% |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.4% |
| 19 | Angola | 5.3% |
| 20 | Pakistan | 5.3% |
| 21 | Cameroon | 5.2% |
| 22 | Madagascar | 4.9% |
| 23 | Kiribati | 4.8% |
| 24 | Haiti | 4.8% |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 4.8% |
| 26 | Togo | 4.5% |
| 27 | Zambia | 4.2% |
| 28 | Timor-Leste | 4.1% |
| 29 | Eswatini | 4.1% |
| 30 | Djibouti | 4.0% |
| 31 | Comoros | 4.0% |
| 32 | Sudan | 4.0% |
| 33 | Burundi | 3.9% |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 3.7% |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 3.7% |
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 3.6% |
| 37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.6% |
| 38 | Yemen | 3.6% |
| 39 | Myanmar | 3.5% |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 3.5% |
| 41 | Bolivia | 3.4% |
| 42 | Ghana | 3.4% |
| 43 | Mauritania | 3.4% |
| 44 | Malawi | 3.3% |
| 45 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.3% |
| 46 | Kenya | 3.3% |
| 47 | Uganda | 3.2% |
| 48 | Republic of the Congo | 3.2% |
| 49 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.2% |
| 50 | Botswana | 3.1% |
| 51 | Eritrea | 3.1% |
| 52 | Gabon | 3.1% |
| 53 | Namibia | 3.0% |
| 54 | Rwanda | 3.0% |
| 55 | South Africa | 3.0% |
| 56 | Dominica | 3.0% |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 2.8% |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 2.8% |
| 59 | Senegal | 2.7% |
| 60 | Western Sahara | 2.7% |
| 61 | Fiji | 2.5% |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 2.5% |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 2.5% |
| 64 | Guyana | 2.4% |
| 65 | Nepal | 2.4% |
| 66 | Philippines | 2.3% |
| 67 | India | 2.3% |
| 68 | Nauru | 2.2% |
| 69 | Niue | 2.2% |
| 70 | Cambodia | 2.2% |
| 71 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.1% |
| 72 | Bhutan | 2.1% |
| 73 | Iraq | 2.1% |
| 74 | Palau | 2.0% |
| 75 | Guatemala | 2.0% |
| 76 | Algeria | 1.9% |
| 77 | Indonesia | 1.9% |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.8% |
| 79 | Tuvalu | 1.8% |
| 80 | Jamaica | 1.8% |
| 81 | Vietnam | 1.8% |
| 82 | Venezuela | 1.7% |
| 83 | Lebanon | 1.7% |
| 84 | Libya | 1.7% |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 1.6% |
| 86 | North Korea | 1.6% |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 1.6% |
| 88 | Morocco | 1.6% |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.6% |
| 90 | Suriname | 1.6% |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 1.6% |
| 92 | Egypt | 1.6% |
| 93 | Saint Lucia | 1.6% |
| 94 | State of Palestine | 1.6% |
| 95 | Paraguay | 1.6% |
| 96 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.5% |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.5% |
| 98 | Saint Helena | 1.5% |
| 99 | Samoa | 1.4% |
| 100 | Honduras | 1.4% |
| 101 | Grenada | 1.4% |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.4% |
| 103 | Mauritius | 1.4% |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.4% |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 1.4% |
| 106 | Panama | 1.4% |
| 107 | Brazil | 1.3% |
| 108 | Aruba | 1.3% |
| 109 | Jordan | 1.3% |
| 110 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.3% |
| 111 | Peru | 1.3% |
| 112 | Virgin Islands, British | 1.3% |
| 113 | Seychelles | 1.3% |
| 114 | Guam | 1.2% |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 1.2% |
| 116 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.2% |
| 117 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1.2% |
| 118 | Bahamas | 1.2% |
| 119 | Mongolia | 1.2% |
| 120 | Isle of Man | 1.2% |
| 121 | French Guiana | 1.1% |
| 122 | Mexico | 1.1% |
| 123 | Greenland | 1.1% |
| 124 | Colombia | 1.1% |
| 125 | New Caledonia | 1.1% |
| 126 | Cape Verde | 1.1% |
| 127 | Ecuador | 1.1% |
| 128 | El Salvador | 1.0% |
| 129 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.0% |
| 130 | Curaçao | 1.0% |
| 131 | Barbados | 1.0% |
| 132 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.0% |
| 133 | Mayotte | 1.0% |
| 134 | Tonga | 1.0% |
| 135 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1.0% |
| 136 | Tunisia | 1.0% |
| 137 | Türkiye | 1.0% |
| 138 | Gibraltar | 1.0% |
| 139 | Argentina | 1.0% |
| 140 | Belize | 1.0% |
| 141 | Armenia | 1.0% |
| 142 | Oman | 0.9% |
| 143 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.9% |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% |
| 145 | Guadeloupe | 0.9% |
| 146 | Georgia | 0.9% |
| 147 | American Samoa | 0.9% |
| 148 | Jersey | 0.9% |
| 149 | Albania | 0.9% |
| 150 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9% |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8% |
| 152 | Martinique | 0.8% |
| 153 | Kuwait | 0.8% |
| 154 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.8% |
| 155 | Faroe Islands | 0.7% |
| 156 | Malaysia | 0.7% |
| 157 | Costa Rica | 0.7% |
| 158 | Thailand | 0.7% |
| 159 | Anguilla | 0.6% |
| 160 | Ukraine | 0.6% |
| 161 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.6% |
| 162 | Guernsey | 0.6% |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 0.6% |
| 164 | Uruguay | 0.6% |
| 165 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.6% |
| 166 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% |
| 167 | Cook Islands | 0.6% |
| 168 | United States of America | 0.6% |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 0.6% |
| 171 | Liechtenstein | 0.6% |
| 172 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.6% |
| 173 | Bahrain | 0.6% |
| 174 | Puerto Rico | 0.5% |
| 175 | People's Republic of China | 0.5% |
| 176 | Andorra | 0.5% |
| 177 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5% |
| 178 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.5% |
| 179 | Reunion | 0.5% |
| 180 | Montserrat | 0.5% |
| 181 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.5% |
| 182 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5% |
| 183 | Romania | 0.5% |
| 184 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.5% |
| 185 | Cuba | 0.5% |
| 186 | Bulgaria | 0.5% |
| 187 | Slovakia | 0.5% |
| 188 | Tokelau | 0.5% |
| 189 | Maldives | 0.5% |
| 190 | Canada | 0.5% |
| 191 | Serbia | 0.5% |
| 192 | Chile | 0.5% |
| 193 | Qatar | 0.4% |
| 194 | New Zealand | 0.4% |
| 195 | Monaco | 0.4% |
| 196 | United Kingdom | 0.4% |
| 197 | France | 0.4% |
| 198 | Russian Federation | 0.4% |
| 199 | Croatia | 0.4% |
| 200 | Malta | 0.4% |
| 201 | Belgium | 0.4% |
| 202 | Netherlands | 0.4% |
| 203 | Greece | 0.4% |
| 204 | Hungary | 0.4% |
| 205 | Lithuania | 0.3% |
| 206 | Cyprus | 0.3% |
| 207 | Australia | 0.3% |
| 208 | Switzerland | 0.3% |
| 209 | Poland | 0.3% |
| 210 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.3% |
| 211 | Germany | 0.3% |
| 212 | Israel | 0.3% |
| 213 | Denmark | 0.3% |
| 214 | Macao | 0.3% |
| 215 | Austria | 0.3% |
| 216 | Ireland | 0.3% |
| 217 | Latvia | 0.3% |
| 218 | Bermuda | 0.3% |
| 219 | Portugal | 0.3% |
| 220 | Spain | 0.3% |
| 221 | Czech Republic | 0.2% |
| 222 | Italy | 0.2% |
| 223 | South Korea | 0.2% |
| 224 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 225 | Slovenia | 0.2% |
| 226 | Belarus | 0.2% |
| 227 | Montenegro | 0.2% |
| 228 | Sweden | 0.2% |
| 229 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 230 | Estonia | 0.2% |
| 231 | Singapore | 0.2% |
| 232 | Japan | 0.2% |
| 233 | Iceland | 0.1% |
| 234 | Hong Kong | 0.1% |
| 235 | Cayman Islands | 0.1% |
| 236 | San Marino | 0.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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