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demographic2026

Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000)

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•195 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.8years
Median: 1.3years
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
State of Palestine
28.1years
Lowest
San Marino
0.2years
Top 5 Countries
1State of Palestine28.1years
2Niger17.8years
3Somalia14.1years
4Sierra Leone13.7years
5Nigeria13.5years
By Region
Africa4.3years(9 countries)
Other3.7years(116 countries)
Asia1.6years(25 countries)
South America1.0years(7 countries)
North America1.0years(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2years)High (28.1years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.8years)

Africa (9)
Other (116)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1State of Palestine28.1years
2Niger17.8years
3Somalia14.1years
4Sierra Leone13.7years
5Nigeria13.5years
6South Sudan13.5years
7Madagascar11.6years
8Benin11.4years
9Central African Republic11.2years
10Cameroon10.9years
11Chad10.7years
12Guinea10.7years
13Mali10.2years
14Democratic Republic of the Congo9.9years
15Burundi9.7years
16Sudan8.6years
17Liberia8.5years
18Cote d'Ivoire8.2years
19United Republic of Tanzania8.2years
20Equatorial Guinea7.8years
21Uganda6.8years
22Angola6.6years
23Djibouti6.5years
24Malawi6.2years
25Guinea-Bissau6.1years
26Zambia5.8years
27Kiribati5.7years
28Togo5.6years
29Ghana5.4years
30Timor-Leste5.2years
31Haiti5.1years
32Afghanistan5.1years
33Mozambique4.7years
34Burkina Faso4.7years
35Republic of The Gambia4.6years
36Gabon4.3years
37Papua New Guinea4.3years
38Yemen4.3years
39Ethiopia4.2years
40Senegal4.2years
41Lesotho4.0years
42Mauritania4.0years
43Zimbabwe4.0years
44Comoros3.8years
45Namibia3.6years
46Eswatini3.6years
47Lebanon3.3years
48Eritrea3.1years
49Republic of the Congo3.0years
50Marshall Islands3.0years
51Pakistan3.0years
52Uzbekistan2.9years
53Micronesia, Federated States of2.6years
54Botswana2.6years
55Indonesia2.5years
56Palau2.5years
57Kenya2.4years
58Rwanda2.4years
59South Africa2.4years
60Bangladesh2.4years
61Cambodia2.3years
62Nepal2.3years
63Bhutan2.3years
64Solomon Islands2.3years
65Fiji2.2years
66Iraq2.2years
67Syrian Arab Republic2.2years
68Tuvalu2.2years
69Lao People's Democratic Republic2.1years
70Philippines2.1years
71North Korea2.0years
72Vanuatu2.0years
73Suriname2.0years
74Myanmar1.9years
75Grenada1.9years
76India1.9years
77Turkmenistan1.8years
78Bolivia1.8years
79Guatemala1.7years
80Honduras1.7years
81Egypt1.7years
82Thailand1.6years
83Azerbaijan1.6years
84Dominica1.5years
85Ecuador1.5years
86El Salvador1.5years
87Islamic Republic of Iran1.5years
88Jamaica1.5years
89Algeria1.5years
90Dominican Republic1.4years
91Panama1.4years
92Tunisia1.4years
93Guyana1.3years
94Kyrgyzstan1.3years
95Mongolia1.3years
96Morocco1.3years
97Peru1.3years
98Saint Kitts and Nevis1.3years
99Sao Tome and Principe1.3years
100Venezuela1.3years
101Kazakhstan1.2years
102Oman1.2years
103Saint Lucia1.2years
104Brazil1.2years
105Croatia1.1years
106Cuba1.1years
107Libya1.1years
108Mexico1.1years
109Nicaragua1.1years
110Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.1years
111Tonga1.1years
112Samoa1.1years
113Belize1.1years
114Virgin Islands, British1.1years
115Colombia1.0years
116Nauru1.0years
117Seychelles1.0years
118Vietnam1.0years
119Trinidad and Tobago1.0years
120Armenia1.0years
121Bahamas1.0years
122Brunei Darussalam1.0years
123Cape Verde0.9years
124Malaysia0.9years
125Moldova, Republic of0.9years
126Tajikistan0.9years
127Türkiye0.9years
128Antigua and Barbuda0.9years
129Argentina0.9years
130Bahrain0.9years
131People's Republic of China0.8years
132Costa Rica0.8years
133Kuwait0.8years
134Mauritius0.8years
135Paraguay0.8years
136Qatar0.8years
137Saudi Arabia0.8years
138Ukraine0.8years
139Bosnia and Herzegovina0.8years
140Bulgaria0.7years
141Sri Lanka0.7years
142Georgia0.7years
143Jordan0.7years
144Russian Federation0.7years
145United Arab Emirates0.7years
146Albania0.7years
147Chile0.6years
148Romania0.6years
149United States of America0.6years
150Uruguay0.6years
151Canada0.5years
152Estonia0.5years
153Latvia0.5years
154Lithuania0.5years
155Maldives0.5years
156Serbia0.5years
157Slovakia0.5years
158Turks and Caicos Islands0.5years
159The Republic of North Macedonia0.5years
160Barbados0.5years
161Belarus0.4years
162Cyprus0.4years
163Czech Republic0.4years
164Finland0.4years
165France0.4years
166Germany0.4years
167Hungary0.4years
168Israel0.4years
169Japan0.4years
170South Korea0.4years
171Montenegro0.4years
172Netherlands0.4years
173New Zealand0.4years
174Poland0.4years
175Portugal0.4years
176Spain0.4years
177Australia0.4years
178Denmark0.3years
179Greece0.3years
180Ireland0.3years
181Italy0.3years
182Malta0.3years
183Monaco0.3years
184Norway0.3years
185Singapore0.3years
186Slovenia0.3years
187Sweden0.3years
188Switzerland0.3years
189United Kingdom0.3years
190Andorra0.3years
191Austria0.3years
192Belgium0.3years
193Iceland0.2years
194Luxembourg0.2years
195San Marino0.2years
Showing 195 of 195 countries

Topics

#demographic#years#probability#dying#among#children#ages#per#000

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).

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