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Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•195 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
22.2Per 1000 live births
Median: 13.4Per 1000 live births
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
109.5Per 1000 live births
Lowest
San Marino
1.1Per 1000 live births
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria109.5Per 1000 live births
2Niger106.5Per 1000 live births
3Somalia95.2Per 1000 live births
4South Sudan91.5Per 1000 live births
5Chad91.0Per 1000 live births
By Region
Africa38.4Per 1000 live births(9 countries)
Other29.1Per 1000 live births(116 countries)
Asia14.7Per 1000 live births(25 countries)
North America10.3Per 1000 live births(4 countries)
South America9.6Per 1000 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 (1.1Per 1000 live births)High (109.5Per 1000 live births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.2Per 1000 live births)

Africa (9)
Other (116)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 ↕
1Nigeria109.5Per 1000 live births
2Niger106.5Per 1000 live births
3Somalia95.2Per 1000 live births
4South Sudan91.5Per 1000 live births
5Chad91.0Per 1000 live births
6Guinea85.1Per 1000 live births
7Sierra Leone84.6Per 1000 live births
8Central African Republic83.9Per 1000 live births
9Democratic Republic of the Congo81.8Per 1000 live births
10Liberia79.0Per 1000 live births
11Burkina Faso70.4Per 1000 live births
12Benin69.3Per 1000 live births
13Mali68.7Per 1000 live births
14Equatorial Guinea62.4Per 1000 live births
15Guinea-Bissau61.6Per 1000 live births
16Cameroon59.5Per 1000 live births
17Zimbabwe57.8Per 1000 live births
18Cote d'Ivoire57.2Per 1000 live births
19Madagascar57.1Per 1000 live births
20Sudan56.6Per 1000 live births
21Mozambique55.0Per 1000 live births
22Lesotho53.5Per 1000 live births
23Togo51.7Per 1000 live births
24Pakistan50.8Per 1000 live births
25Afghanistan48.9Per 1000 live births
26Kiribati48.4Per 1000 live births
27Haiti47.7Per 1000 live births
28Angola44.4Per 1000 live births
29Djibouti44.1Per 1000 live births
30Zambia43.7Per 1000 live births
31Malawi43.5Per 1000 live births
32Uganda43.5Per 1000 live births
33Timor-Leste43.4Per 1000 live births
34Burundi43.0Per 1000 live births
35Eswatini40.2Per 1000 live births
36Ethiopia38.5Per 1000 live births
37Republic of The Gambia37.7Per 1000 live births
38State of Palestine36.7Per 1000 live births
39Papua New Guinea36.0Per 1000 live births
40Comoros35.5Per 1000 live births
41Republic of the Congo35.5Per 1000 live births
42Namibia35.4Per 1000 live births
43Kenya34.7Per 1000 live births
44Yemen34.4Per 1000 live births
45Rwanda34.1Per 1000 live births
46Turkmenistan33.8Per 1000 live births
47Dominica33.2Per 1000 live births
48United Republic of Tanzania33.2Per 1000 live births
49Myanmar33.0Per 1000 live births
50Mauritania33.0Per 1000 live births
51South Africa32.4Per 1000 live births
52Senegal32.3Per 1000 live births
53Ghana31.8Per 1000 live births
54Eritrea30.2Per 1000 live births
55Botswana29.6Per 1000 live births
56Gabon28.9Per 1000 live births
57Bangladesh28.3Per 1000 live births
58Dominican Republic27.8Per 1000 live births
59India26.7Per 1000 live births
60Fiji26.3Per 1000 live births
61Lao People's Democratic Republic25.6Per 1000 live births
62Tajikistan24.7Per 1000 live births
63Marshall Islands23.8Per 1000 live births
64Philippines23.6Per 1000 live births
65Nepal23.1Per 1000 live births
66Venezuela22.2Per 1000 live births
67Guyana21.9Per 1000 live births
68Egypt20.7Per 1000 live births
69Iraq19.7Per 1000 live births
70Algeria19.7Per 1000 live births
71Micronesia, Federated States of19.5Per 1000 live births
72Palau19.0Per 1000 live births
73Guatemala18.3Per 1000 live births
74Solomon Islands18.2Per 1000 live births
75Trinidad and Tobago17.0Per 1000 live births
76Tuvalu17.0Per 1000 live births
77Azerbaijan16.7Per 1000 live births
78Syrian Arab Republic16.6Per 1000 live births
79Grenada16.4Per 1000 live births
80Cambodia16.2Per 1000 live births
81Lebanon16.0Per 1000 live births
82Vanuatu15.9Per 1000 live births
83Indonesia15.8Per 1000 live births
84Jamaica15.6Per 1000 live births
85Saint Lucia15.6Per 1000 live births
86Bhutan15.3Per 1000 live births
87North Korea14.9Per 1000 live births
88Kyrgyzstan14.8Per 1000 live births
89Moldova, Republic of14.6Per 1000 live births
90Paraguay14.6Per 1000 live births
91Saint Kitts and Nevis14.2Per 1000 live births
92Morocco14.1Per 1000 live births
93Vietnam14.1Per 1000 live births
94Bolivia14.1Per 1000 live births
95Panama13.9Per 1000 live births
96Mauritius13.8Per 1000 live births
97Suriname13.8Per 1000 live births
98Honduras13.4Per 1000 live births
99Samoa13.3Per 1000 live births
100Seychelles12.9Per 1000 live births
101Brazil12.6Per 1000 live births
102Sao Tome and Principe12.2Per 1000 live births
103Virgin Islands, British12.2Per 1000 live births
104Mongolia12.0Per 1000 live births
105Mexico11.8Per 1000 live births
106Jordan11.7Per 1000 live births
107Peru11.6Per 1000 live births
108Uzbekistan11.6Per 1000 live births
109Bahamas11.4Per 1000 live births
110Belize11.4Per 1000 live births
111Tunisia11.3Per 1000 live births
112Ecuador11.2Per 1000 live births
113Islamic Republic of Iran10.7Per 1000 live births
114Colombia10.3Per 1000 live births
115Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.3Per 1000 live births
116Cape Verde10.1Per 1000 live births
117Nicaragua10.0Per 1000 live births
118Costa Rica9.5Per 1000 live births
119Oman9.3Per 1000 live births
120Brunei Darussalam9.2Per 1000 live births
121El Salvador9.1Per 1000 live births
122Barbados9.0Per 1000 live births
123Libya8.9Per 1000 live births
124Türkiye8.9Per 1000 live births
125Armenia8.7Per 1000 live births
126Bahrain8.6Per 1000 live births
127Tonga8.5Per 1000 live births
128Argentina8.5Per 1000 live births
129Albania8.4Per 1000 live births
130Kazakhstan8.3Per 1000 live births
131Antigua and Barbuda8.2Per 1000 live births
132Thailand8.0Per 1000 live births
133Georgia7.8Per 1000 live births
134Cuba7.6Per 1000 live births
135Malaysia7.6Per 1000 live births
136Kuwait7.4Per 1000 live births
137Nauru7.4Per 1000 live births
138Ukraine7.1Per 1000 live births
139Romania6.7Per 1000 live births
140Uruguay6.6Per 1000 live births
141Bosnia and Herzegovina6.4Per 1000 live births
142Chile6.2Per 1000 live births
143United States of America5.9Per 1000 live births
144Saudi Arabia5.7Per 1000 live births
145Slovakia5.6Per 1000 live births
146Qatar5.5Per 1000 live births
147People's Republic of China5.4Per 1000 live births
148Sri Lanka5.3Per 1000 live births
149Croatia5.3Per 1000 live births
150Bulgaria5.2Per 1000 live births
151Canada5.0Per 1000 live births
152Maldives5.0Per 1000 live births
153Malta4.9Per 1000 live births
154Serbia4.8Per 1000 live births
155Cyprus4.6Per 1000 live births
156Russian Federation4.6Per 1000 live births
157New Zealand4.4Per 1000 live births
158United Arab Emirates4.3Per 1000 live births
159United Kingdom4.2Per 1000 live births
160Turks and Caicos Islands4.1Per 1000 live births
161France4.0Per 1000 live births
162Poland3.8Per 1000 live births
163Denmark3.6Per 1000 live births
164Ireland3.6Per 1000 live births
165Greece3.5Per 1000 live births
166Netherlands3.5Per 1000 live births
167Switzerland3.5Per 1000 live births
168Germany3.4Per 1000 live births
169Hungary3.3Per 1000 live births
170Australia3.3Per 1000 live births
171Belgium3.3Per 1000 live births
172Israel3.1Per 1000 live births
173Lithuania3.1Per 1000 live births
174Austria3.0Per 1000 live births
175Portugal2.9Per 1000 live births
176Spain2.9Per 1000 live births
177Iceland2.6Per 1000 live births
178The Republic of North Macedonia2.6Per 1000 live births
179Italy2.5Per 1000 live births
180South Korea2.5Per 1000 live births
181Singapore2.5Per 1000 live births
182Monaco2.4Per 1000 live births
183Czech Republic2.3Per 1000 live births
184Japan2.3Per 1000 live births
185Latvia2.3Per 1000 live births
186Finland2.2Per 1000 live births
187Montenegro2.2Per 1000 live births
188Norway2.2Per 1000 live births
189Sweden2.2Per 1000 live births
190Andorra2.2Per 1000 live births
191Slovenia2.1Per 1000 live births
192Belarus2.0Per 1000 live births
193Luxembourg2.0Per 1000 live births
194Estonia1.8Per 1000 live births
195San Marino1.1Per 1000 live births
Showing 195 of 195 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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