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Mortality rate, under-5, male (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
26.3Per 1000 live births
Median: 16.5Per 1000 live births
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
121.4Per 1000 live births
Lowest
San Marino
1.4Per 1000 live births
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria121.4Per 1000 live births
2Niger114.9Per 1000 live births
3Somalia106.4Per 1000 live births
4Chad103.2Per 1000 live births
5South Sudan102.1Per 1000 live births
By Region
Africa45.5Per 1000 live births(9 countries)
Other34.5Per 1000 live births(116 countries)
Asia17.5Per 1000 live births(25 countries)
North America12.5Per 1000 live births(4 countries)
South America11.8Per 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 (1.4Per 1000 live births)High (121.4Per 1000 live births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 26.3Per 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 ↕
1Nigeria121.4Per 1000 live births
2Niger114.9Per 1000 live births
3Somalia106.4Per 1000 live births
4Chad103.2Per 1000 live births
5South Sudan102.1Per 1000 live births
6Guinea98.8Per 1000 live births
7Democratic Republic of the Congo97.3Per 1000 live births
8Sierra Leone96.1Per 1000 live births
9Central African Republic95.2Per 1000 live births
10Liberia93.4Per 1000 live births
11Benin79.9Per 1000 live births
12Burkina Faso79.1Per 1000 live births
13Mali77.1Per 1000 live births
14Equatorial Guinea73.4Per 1000 live births
15Guinea-Bissau72.9Per 1000 live births
16Cote d'Ivoire71.3Per 1000 live births
17Zimbabwe71.0Per 1000 live births
18Cameroon69.9Per 1000 live births
19Madagascar67.4Per 1000 live births
20Sudan66.4Per 1000 live births
21Lesotho66.1Per 1000 live births
22Mozambique63.6Per 1000 live births
23Pakistan60.8Per 1000 live births
24Togo60.4Per 1000 live births
25Haiti57.6Per 1000 live births
26Kiribati57.5Per 1000 live births
27Afghanistan57.0Per 1000 live births
28Malawi53.9Per 1000 live births
29Uganda53.7Per 1000 live births
30Angola53.4Per 1000 live births
31Djibouti53.3Per 1000 live births
32Zambia52.9Per 1000 live births
33Timor-Leste51.7Per 1000 live births
34Burundi51.0Per 1000 live births
35Ethiopia50.2Per 1000 live births
36Eswatini49.7Per 1000 live births
37Republic of The Gambia46.8Per 1000 live births
38Turkmenistan44.0Per 1000 live births
39Namibia43.4Per 1000 live births
40Kenya42.7Per 1000 live births
41Papua New Guinea42.5Per 1000 live births
42Republic of the Congo42.4Per 1000 live births
43Comoros42.2Per 1000 live births
44Yemen41.7Per 1000 live births
45Rwanda41.2Per 1000 live births
46Mauritania40.7Per 1000 live births
47Myanmar40.5Per 1000 live births
48Senegal40.5Per 1000 live births
49United Republic of Tanzania40.5Per 1000 live births
50Ghana39.8Per 1000 live births
51State of Palestine39.0Per 1000 live births
52Eritrea38.3Per 1000 live births
53Dominica38.0Per 1000 live births
54South Africa37.6Per 1000 live births
55Botswana36.8Per 1000 live births
56Gabon36.2Per 1000 live births
57Dominican Republic33.3Per 1000 live births
58Lao People's Democratic Republic32.9Per 1000 live births
59Bangladesh32.6Per 1000 live births
60Fiji31.7Per 1000 live births
61Tajikistan31.5Per 1000 live births
62Marshall Islands29.5Per 1000 live births
63Philippines29.2Per 1000 live births
64Guyana28.3Per 1000 live births
65Nepal27.0Per 1000 live births
66India26.5Per 1000 live births
67Venezuela26.2Per 1000 live births
68Micronesia, Federated States of25.2Per 1000 live births
69Egypt23.9Per 1000 live births
70Iraq23.8Per 1000 live births
71Palau23.7Per 1000 live births
72Algeria23.5Per 1000 live births
73Guatemala22.6Per 1000 live births
74Solomon Islands21.7Per 1000 live births
75Tuvalu21.2Per 1000 live births
76Trinidad and Tobago20.5Per 1000 live births
77Cambodia20.4Per 1000 live births
78Vietnam20.3Per 1000 live births
79Syrian Arab Republic20.2Per 1000 live births
80Jamaica19.9Per 1000 live births
81Grenada19.4Per 1000 live births
82Indonesia19.4Per 1000 live births
83Lebanon19.1Per 1000 live births
84Azerbaijan18.9Per 1000 live births
85Bhutan18.9Per 1000 live births
86Saint Lucia18.8Per 1000 live births
87Kyrgyzstan18.7Per 1000 live births
88North Korea18.4Per 1000 live births
89Vanuatu18.3Per 1000 live births
90Moldova, Republic of18.2Per 1000 live births
91Paraguay17.9Per 1000 live births
92Suriname17.6Per 1000 live births
93Saint Kitts and Nevis17.4Per 1000 live births
94Morocco17.3Per 1000 live births
95Bolivia17.2Per 1000 live births
96Mauritius16.9Per 1000 live births
97Panama16.6Per 1000 live births
98Honduras16.5Per 1000 live births
99Samoa16.3Per 1000 live births
100Brazil15.7Per 1000 live births
101Seychelles15.0Per 1000 live births
102Uzbekistan15.0Per 1000 live births
103Mongolia14.8Per 1000 live births
104Sao Tome and Principe14.8Per 1000 live births
105Ecuador14.5Per 1000 live births
106Mexico14.3Per 1000 live births
107Jordan14.1Per 1000 live births
108Peru14.1Per 1000 live births
109Belize13.9Per 1000 live births
110Bahamas13.3Per 1000 live births
111Tunisia12.8Per 1000 live births
112Colombia12.7Per 1000 live births
113Virgin Islands, British12.5Per 1000 live births
114Nicaragua12.4Per 1000 live births
115Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.2Per 1000 live births
116Cape Verde12.1Per 1000 live births
117Islamic Republic of Iran11.9Per 1000 live births
118Costa Rica11.2Per 1000 live births
119Oman11.2Per 1000 live births
120El Salvador11.0Per 1000 live births
121Brunei Darussalam10.7Per 1000 live births
122Libya10.6Per 1000 live births
123Kazakhstan10.5Per 1000 live births
124Tonga10.5Per 1000 live births
125Armenia10.5Per 1000 live births
126Barbados10.5Per 1000 live births
127Argentina10.4Per 1000 live births
128Türkiye10.3Per 1000 live births
129Albania10.0Per 1000 live births
130Thailand9.9Per 1000 live births
131Antigua and Barbuda9.8Per 1000 live births
132Cuba9.5Per 1000 live births
133Georgia9.3Per 1000 live births
134Malaysia9.0Per 1000 live births
135Nauru9.0Per 1000 live births
136Bahrain9.0Per 1000 live births
137Kuwait8.7Per 1000 live births
138Ukraine8.7Per 1000 live births
139Uruguay8.2Per 1000 live births
140Romania7.9Per 1000 live births
141Bosnia and Herzegovina7.4Per 1000 live births
142Chile7.3Per 1000 live births
143United States of America7.0Per 1000 live births
144Slovakia6.9Per 1000 live births
145Sri Lanka6.5Per 1000 live births
146Bulgaria6.2Per 1000 live births
147Qatar6.2Per 1000 live births
148Saudi Arabia6.2Per 1000 live births
149People's Republic of China6.0Per 1000 live births
150Croatia6.0Per 1000 live births
151Serbia6.0Per 1000 live births
152Canada5.9Per 1000 live births
153Maldives5.9Per 1000 live births
154Malta5.7Per 1000 live births
155Russian Federation5.7Per 1000 live births
156Cyprus5.3Per 1000 live births
157United Arab Emirates5.2Per 1000 live births
158Turks and Caicos Islands5.2Per 1000 live births
159United Kingdom5.2Per 1000 live births
160New Zealand5.1Per 1000 live births
161France4.7Per 1000 live births
162Poland4.6Per 1000 live births
163Denmark4.3Per 1000 live births
164Netherlands4.2Per 1000 live births
165Switzerland4.2Per 1000 live births
166Greece4.1Per 1000 live births
167Hungary4.1Per 1000 live births
168Ireland4.1Per 1000 live births
169Belgium4.1Per 1000 live births
170Germany4.0Per 1000 live births
171Australia3.9Per 1000 live births
172Lithuania3.7Per 1000 live births
173Israel3.6Per 1000 live births
174Austria3.6Per 1000 live births
175Portugal3.5Per 1000 live births
176Spain3.5Per 1000 live births
177South Korea3.1Per 1000 live births
178Iceland3.0Per 1000 live births
179The Republic of North Macedonia3.0Per 1000 live births
180Czech Republic2.9Per 1000 live births
181Italy2.9Per 1000 live births
182Monaco2.9Per 1000 live births
183Singapore2.8Per 1000 live births
184Andorra2.8Per 1000 live births
185Latvia2.7Per 1000 live births
186Norway2.7Per 1000 live births
187Belarus2.6Per 1000 live births
188Sweden2.6Per 1000 live births
189Finland2.5Per 1000 live births
190Japan2.5Per 1000 live births
191Montenegro2.5Per 1000 live births
192Luxembourg2.4Per 1000 live births
193Slovenia2.4Per 1000 live births
194Estonia2.2Per 1000 live births
195San Marino1.4Per 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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