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

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
24.3indicator value
Median: 15.0indicator value
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
115.6indicator value
Lowest
San Marino
1.3indicator value
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria115.6indicator value
2Niger110.7indicator value
3Somalia101.1indicator value
4Chad97.3indicator value
5South Sudan96.7indicator value
By Region
Africa42.1indicator value(9 countries)
Other31.9indicator value(116 countries)
Asia16.1indicator value(25 countries)
North America11.4indicator value(4 countries)
South America10.7indicator value(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.3indicator value)High (115.6indicator value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.3indicator value)

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 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 ↕
1Nigeria115.6indicator value
2Niger110.7indicator value
3Somalia101.1indicator value
4Chad97.3indicator value
5South Sudan96.7indicator value
6Guinea92.1indicator value
7Sierra Leone90.5indicator value
8Central African Republic89.7indicator value
9Democratic Republic of the Congo89.7indicator value
10Liberia86.4indicator value
11Burkina Faso74.9indicator value
12Benin74.7indicator value
13Mali73.0indicator value
14Equatorial Guinea68.0indicator value
15Guinea-Bissau67.3indicator value
16Cameroon64.8indicator value
17Zimbabwe64.7indicator value
18Cote d'Ivoire64.5indicator value
19Madagascar62.4indicator value
20Sudan61.6indicator value
21Lesotho60.0indicator value
22Mozambique59.4indicator value
23Togo56.1indicator value
24Pakistan56.0indicator value
25Kiribati53.1indicator value
26Afghanistan53.0indicator value
27Haiti52.8indicator value
28Angola49.0indicator value
29Djibouti48.9indicator value
30Malawi48.8indicator value
31Uganda48.7indicator value
32Zambia48.4indicator value
33Timor-Leste47.6indicator value
34Burundi47.1indicator value
35Eswatini45.1indicator value
36Ethiopia44.5indicator value
37Republic of The Gambia42.4indicator value
38Namibia39.5indicator value
39Papua New Guinea39.4indicator value
40Republic of the Congo39.1indicator value
41Comoros39.0indicator value
42Turkmenistan39.0indicator value
43Kenya38.8indicator value
44Yemen38.1indicator value
45State of Palestine37.9indicator value
46Rwanda37.7indicator value
47United Republic of Tanzania37.0indicator value
48Myanmar36.9indicator value
49Mauritania36.9indicator value
50Senegal36.5indicator value
51Ghana35.9indicator value
52Dominica35.7indicator value
53South Africa35.1indicator value
54Eritrea34.3indicator value
55Botswana33.3indicator value
56Gabon32.6indicator value
57Dominican Republic30.6indicator value
58Bangladesh30.5indicator value
59Lao People's Democratic Republic29.4indicator value
60Fiji29.1indicator value
61Tajikistan28.1indicator value
62Marshall Islands26.7indicator value
63India26.6indicator value
64Philippines26.5indicator value
65Guyana25.2indicator value
66Nepal25.1indicator value
67Venezuela24.2indicator value
68Micronesia, Federated States of22.4indicator value
69Egypt22.4indicator value
70Iraq21.8indicator value
71Algeria21.6indicator value
72Palau21.4indicator value
73Guatemala20.5indicator value
74Solomon Islands20.0indicator value
75Tuvalu19.2indicator value
76Trinidad and Tobago18.8indicator value
77Cambodia18.4indicator value
78Syrian Arab Republic18.4indicator value
79Grenada18.0indicator value
80Azerbaijan17.9indicator value
81Jamaica17.8indicator value
82Indonesia17.7indicator value
83Lebanon17.6indicator value
84Vietnam17.3indicator value
85Saint Lucia17.2indicator value
86Bhutan17.2indicator value
87Vanuatu17.1indicator value
88Kyrgyzstan16.8indicator value
89North Korea16.7indicator value
90Moldova, Republic of16.5indicator value
91Paraguay16.3indicator value
92Saint Kitts and Nevis15.9indicator value
93Suriname15.8indicator value
94Morocco15.7indicator value
95Bolivia15.7indicator value
96Mauritius15.4indicator value
97Panama15.3indicator value
98Honduras15.0indicator value
99Samoa14.9indicator value
100Brazil14.2indicator value
101Seychelles14.0indicator value
102Sao Tome and Principe13.6indicator value
103Mongolia13.4indicator value
104Uzbekistan13.4indicator value
105Mexico13.1indicator value
106Ecuador12.9indicator value
107Jordan12.9indicator value
108Peru12.9indicator value
109Belize12.7indicator value
110Bahamas12.4indicator value
111Virgin Islands, British12.4indicator value
112Tunisia12.1indicator value
113Colombia11.5indicator value
114Islamic Republic of Iran11.3indicator value
115Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.3indicator value
116Nicaragua11.2indicator value
117Cape Verde11.1indicator value
118Costa Rica10.4indicator value
119Oman10.3indicator value
120El Salvador10.0indicator value
121Brunei Darussalam9.9indicator value
122Libya9.8indicator value
123Barbados9.8indicator value
124Türkiye9.6indicator value
125Armenia9.6indicator value
126Tonga9.5indicator value
127Argentina9.5indicator value
128Kazakhstan9.4indicator value
129Albania9.2indicator value
130Antigua and Barbuda9.1indicator value
131Thailand9.0indicator value
132Bahrain8.8indicator value
133Cuba8.6indicator value
134Georgia8.6indicator value
135Malaysia8.3indicator value
136Nauru8.3indicator value
137Kuwait8.1indicator value
138Ukraine7.9indicator value
139Uruguay7.4indicator value
140Romania7.3indicator value
141Bosnia and Herzegovina6.9indicator value
142Chile6.8indicator value
143United States of America6.5indicator value
144Slovakia6.3indicator value
145Saudi Arabia6.0indicator value
146Sri Lanka5.9indicator value
147Qatar5.9indicator value
148Bulgaria5.7indicator value
149People's Republic of China5.7indicator value
150Croatia5.6indicator value
151Canada5.4indicator value
152Maldives5.4indicator value
153Serbia5.4indicator value
154Malta5.3indicator value
155Russian Federation5.2indicator value
156Cyprus5.0indicator value
157United Arab Emirates4.8indicator value
158New Zealand4.7indicator value
159Turks and Caicos Islands4.7indicator value
160United Kingdom4.7indicator value
161France4.3indicator value
162Poland4.2indicator value
163Denmark4.0indicator value
164Ireland3.9indicator value
165Netherlands3.9indicator value
166Switzerland3.9indicator value
167Greece3.8indicator value
168Germany3.7indicator value
169Hungary3.7indicator value
170Belgium3.7indicator value
171Australia3.6indicator value
172Lithuania3.4indicator value
173Israel3.3indicator value
174Austria3.3indicator value
175Portugal3.2indicator value
176Spain3.2indicator value
177Iceland2.8indicator value
178South Korea2.8indicator value
179The Republic of North Macedonia2.8indicator value
180Italy2.7indicator value
181Monaco2.7indicator value
182Singapore2.7indicator value
183Czech Republic2.6indicator value
184Latvia2.5indicator value
185Norway2.5indicator value
186Andorra2.5indicator value
187Finland2.4indicator value
188Japan2.4indicator value
189Montenegro2.4indicator value
190Sweden2.4indicator value
191Belarus2.3indicator value
192Slovenia2.3indicator value
193Luxembourg2.2indicator value
194Estonia2.0indicator value
195San Marino1.3indicator value
Showing 195 of 195 countries

Topics

#health#indicator value#mortality#rate#under#per#000#live#births

Data Source

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

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