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Under-fifteen mortality rate

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•199 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.9deaths per 100 live births
Median: 1.7deaths per 100 live births
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Niger
13.7deaths per 100 live births
Lowest
San Marino
0.2deaths per 100 live births
Top 5 Countries
1Niger13.7deaths per 100 live births
2Nigeria13.5deaths per 100 live births
3Somalia12.1deaths per 100 live births
4South Sudan11.6deaths per 100 live births
5Chad11.6deaths per 100 live births
By Region
Africa4.9deaths per 100 live births(9 countries)
Other3.8deaths per 100 live births(120 countries)
Asia1.9deaths per 100 live births(25 countries)
North America1.4deaths per 100 live births(4 countries)
South America1.3deaths per 100 live births(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2deaths per 100 live births)High (13.7deaths per 100 live births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.9deaths per 100 live births)

Africa (9)
Other (120)
Asia (25)
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 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 ↕
1Niger13.7deaths per 100 live births
2Nigeria13.5deaths per 100 live births
3Somalia12.1deaths per 100 live births
4South Sudan11.6deaths per 100 live births
5Chad11.6deaths per 100 live births
6Sierra Leone11.2deaths per 100 live births
7Central African Republic10.9deaths per 100 live births
8Guinea10.7deaths per 100 live births
9Democratic Republic of the Congo10.6deaths per 100 live births
10Liberia10.1deaths per 100 live births
11State of Palestine9.5deaths per 100 live births
12Benin9.1deaths per 100 live births
13Mali9.0deaths per 100 live births
14Cameroon8.2deaths per 100 live births
15Burkina Faso8.2deaths per 100 live births
16Equatorial Guinea8.1deaths per 100 live births
17Madagascar8.0deaths per 100 live births
18Cote d'Ivoire7.9deaths per 100 live births
19Guinea-Bissau7.8deaths per 100 live births
20Sudan7.4deaths per 100 live births
21Zimbabwe7.3deaths per 100 live births
22Lesotho6.8deaths per 100 live births
23Mozambique6.7deaths per 100 live births
24Togo6.6deaths per 100 live births
25Burundi6.4deaths per 100 live births
26Kiribati6.2deaths per 100 live births
27Afghanistan6.2deaths per 100 live births
28Pakistan6.1deaths per 100 live births
29Haiti6.1deaths per 100 live births
30Angola6.0deaths per 100 live births
31Djibouti6.0deaths per 100 live births
32Uganda5.9deaths per 100 live births
33Malawi5.9deaths per 100 live births
34Zambia5.7deaths per 100 live births
35Eswatini5.6deaths per 100 live births
36Timor-Leste5.6deaths per 100 live births
37Ethiopia5.2deaths per 100 live births
38Republic of The Gambia5.1deaths per 100 live births
39United Republic of Tanzania4.8deaths per 100 live births
40Papua New Guinea4.7deaths per 100 live births
41Yemen4.6deaths per 100 live births
42Namibia4.6deaths per 100 live births
43Ghana4.5deaths per 100 live births
44Comoros4.5deaths per 100 live births
45Senegal4.5deaths per 100 live births
46Republic of the Congo4.5deaths per 100 live births
47Mauritania4.3deaths per 100 live births
48Kenya4.3deaths per 100 live births
49Turkmenistan4.3deaths per 100 live births
50Rwanda4.2deaths per 100 live births
51Myanmar4.1deaths per 100 live births
52Gabon4.1deaths per 100 live births
53South Africa4.0deaths per 100 live births
54Eritrea4.0deaths per 100 live births
55Botswana3.9deaths per 100 live births
56Dominica3.8deaths per 100 live births
57Bangladesh3.5deaths per 100 live births
58Lao People's Democratic Republic3.4deaths per 100 live births
59Fiji3.4deaths per 100 live births
60Dominican Republic3.3deaths per 100 live births
61Marshall Islands3.2deaths per 100 live births
62Philippines3.1deaths per 100 live births
63India3.1deaths per 100 live births
64Tajikistan3.0deaths per 100 live births
65Nepal2.9deaths per 100 live births
66Niue2.9deaths per 100 live births
67Guyana2.8deaths per 100 live births
68Venezuela2.7deaths per 100 live births
69Micronesia, Federated States of2.7deaths per 100 live births
70Iraq2.7deaths per 100 live births
71Palau2.6deaths per 100 live births
72Egypt2.6deaths per 100 live births
73Algeria2.5deaths per 100 live births
74Guatemala2.4deaths per 100 live births
75Solomon Islands2.4deaths per 100 live births
76Bhutan2.4deaths per 100 live births
77Lebanon2.4deaths per 100 live births
78Tuvalu2.3deaths per 100 live births
79Syrian Arab Republic2.3deaths per 100 live births
80Grenada2.2deaths per 100 live births
81Cambodia2.2deaths per 100 live births
82Indonesia2.2deaths per 100 live births
83Trinidad and Tobago2.1deaths per 100 live births
84Azerbaijan2.1deaths per 100 live births
85Jamaica2.1deaths per 100 live births
86Vanuatu2.1deaths per 100 live births
87North Korea2.0deaths per 100 live births
88Vietnam2.0deaths per 100 live births
89Suriname2.0deaths per 100 live births
90Kyrgyzstan2.0deaths per 100 live births
91Honduras1.9deaths per 100 live births
92Bolivia1.9deaths per 100 live births
93Saint Lucia1.9deaths per 100 live births
94Uzbekistan1.9deaths per 100 live births
95Saint Kitts and Nevis1.9deaths per 100 live births
96Moldova, Republic of1.9deaths per 100 live births
97Paraguay1.8deaths per 100 live births
98Panama1.8deaths per 100 live births
99Morocco1.8deaths per 100 live births
100Mauritius1.7deaths per 100 live births
101Samoa1.7deaths per 100 live births
102Brazil1.7deaths per 100 live births
103Mongolia1.6deaths per 100 live births
104Sao Tome and Principe1.6deaths per 100 live births
105Cook Islands1.6deaths per 100 live births
106Ecuador1.6deaths per 100 live births
107Seychelles1.6deaths per 100 live births
108Peru1.6deaths per 100 live births
109Mexico1.6deaths per 100 live births
110Belize1.5deaths per 100 live births
111Tunisia1.5deaths per 100 live births
112Virgin Islands, British1.5deaths per 100 live births
113Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.5deaths per 100 live births
114El Salvador1.5deaths per 100 live births
115Bahamas1.5deaths per 100 live births
116Islamic Republic of Iran1.4deaths per 100 live births
117Nicaragua1.4deaths per 100 live births
118Jordan1.4deaths per 100 live births
119Colombia1.4deaths per 100 live births
120Thailand1.3deaths per 100 live births
121Cape Verde1.3deaths per 100 live births
122Oman1.3deaths per 100 live births
123Costa Rica1.2deaths per 100 live births
124Libya1.2deaths per 100 live births
125Kazakhstan1.2deaths per 100 live births
126Brunei Darussalam1.2deaths per 100 live births
127Türkiye1.2deaths per 100 live births
128Argentina1.2deaths per 100 live births
129Armenia1.2deaths per 100 live births
130Barbados1.1deaths per 100 live births
131Tonga1.1deaths per 100 live births
132Antigua and Barbuda1.1deaths per 100 live births
133Albania1.1deaths per 100 live births
134Cuba1.1deaths per 100 live births
135Bahrain1.1deaths per 100 live births
136Nauru1.0deaths per 100 live births
137Malaysia1.0deaths per 100 live births
138Georgia1.0deaths per 100 live births
139Ukraine1.0deaths per 100 live births
140Kuwait1.0deaths per 100 live births
141Uruguay0.9deaths per 100 live births
142Romania0.9deaths per 100 live births
143Bosnia and Herzegovina0.9deaths per 100 live births
144Chile0.8deaths per 100 live births
145United States of America0.8deaths per 100 live births
146Montserrat0.8deaths per 100 live births
147Croatia0.8deaths per 100 live births
148Sri Lanka0.7deaths per 100 live births
149Slovakia0.7deaths per 100 live births
150Saudi Arabia0.7deaths per 100 live births
151People's Republic of China0.7deaths per 100 live births
152Qatar0.7deaths per 100 live births
153Bulgaria0.7deaths per 100 live births
154Anguilla0.7deaths per 100 live births
155Russian Federation0.7deaths per 100 live births
156Maldives0.7deaths per 100 live births
157Serbia0.7deaths per 100 live births
158Canada0.7deaths per 100 live births
159Malta0.6deaths per 100 live births
160United Arab Emirates0.6deaths per 100 live births
161Turks and Caicos Islands0.6deaths per 100 live births
162Cyprus0.6deaths per 100 live births
163New Zealand0.6deaths per 100 live births
164United Kingdom0.5deaths per 100 live births
165Poland0.5deaths per 100 live births
166France0.5deaths per 100 live births
167Netherlands0.5deaths per 100 live births
168Hungary0.5deaths per 100 live births
169Germany0.5deaths per 100 live births
170Denmark0.5deaths per 100 live births
171Switzerland0.5deaths per 100 live births
172Lithuania0.4deaths per 100 live births
173Greece0.4deaths per 100 live births
174Ireland0.4deaths per 100 live births
175Australia0.4deaths per 100 live births
176Belgium0.4deaths per 100 live births
177Israel0.4deaths per 100 live births
178Austria0.4deaths per 100 live births
179Portugal0.4deaths per 100 live births
180The Republic of North Macedonia0.4deaths per 100 live births
181Spain0.4deaths per 100 live births
182South Korea0.4deaths per 100 live births
183Singapore0.4deaths per 100 live births
184Latvia0.4deaths per 100 live births
185Italy0.4deaths per 100 live births
186Czech Republic0.3deaths per 100 live births
187Montenegro0.3deaths per 100 live births
188Monaco0.3deaths per 100 live births
189Iceland0.3deaths per 100 live births
190Belarus0.3deaths per 100 live births
191Japan0.3deaths per 100 live births
192Andorra0.3deaths per 100 live births
193Sweden0.3deaths per 100 live births
194Norway0.3deaths per 100 live births
195Finland0.3deaths per 100 live births
196Estonia0.3deaths per 100 live births
197Slovenia0.3deaths per 100 live births
198Luxembourg0.3deaths per 100 live births
199San Marino0.2deaths per 100 live births
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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