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THE GLOBAL INDEX #054

Under-five mortality2024

Deaths before age five per 1,000 live births.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data196 / 217No observation: 21
First-ranked country or territoryNigeria115.6 per 1,000 births

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per 1,000 births · 2024

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Under-five mortality · 2024 · per 1,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 births)Year
01Nigeria115.62024
02Niger110.72024
03Somalia101.12024
04Chad97.32024
05South Sudan96.72024
06Guinea92.12024
07Sierra Leone90.52024
08Central African Republic89.72024
08Congo - Kinshasa89.72024
10Liberia86.42024
11Burkina Faso74.92024
12Benin74.72024
13Mali732024
14Equatorial Guinea682024
15Guinea-Bissau67.32024
16Cameroon64.82024
17Zimbabwe64.72024
18Côte d’Ivoire64.52024
19Madagascar62.42024
20Sudan61.62024
21Lesotho602024
22Mozambique59.42024
23Togo56.12024
24Pakistan562024
25Kiribati53.12024
26Afghanistan532024
27Haiti52.82024
28Angola492024
29Djibouti48.92024
30Malawi48.82024
31Uganda48.72024
32Zambia48.42024
33Timor-Leste47.62024
34Burundi47.12024
35Eswatini45.12024
36Ethiopia44.52024
37Gambia42.42024
38Namibia39.52024
39Papua New Guinea39.42024
40Congo - Brazzaville39.12024
41Comoros392024
41Turkmenistan392024
43Kenya38.82024
44Yemen38.12024
45Palestinian Territories37.92024
46Rwanda37.72024
47Tanzania372024
48Myanmar (Burma)36.92024
48Mauritania36.92024
50Senegal36.52024
51Ghana35.92024
52Dominica35.72024
53South Africa35.12024
54Eritrea34.32024
55Botswana33.32024
56Gabon32.62024
57Dominican Republic30.62024
58Bangladesh30.52024
59Laos29.42024
60Fiji29.12024
61Tajikistan28.12024
62Marshall Islands26.72024
63India26.62024
64Philippines26.52024
65Guyana25.22024
66Nepal25.12024
67Venezuela24.22024
68Egypt22.42024
68Micronesia22.42024
70Iraq21.82024
71Algeria21.62024
72Palau21.42024
73Guatemala20.52024
74Solomon Islands202024
75Tuvalu19.22024
76Trinidad & Tobago18.82024
77Cambodia18.42024
77Syria18.42024
79Grenada182024
80Azerbaijan17.92024
81Jamaica17.82024
82Indonesia17.72024
83Lebanon17.62024
84Vietnam17.32024
85Bhutan17.22024
85St. Lucia17.22024
87Vanuatu17.12024
88Kyrgyzstan16.82024
89North Korea16.72024
90Moldova16.52024
91Paraguay16.32024
92St. Kitts & Nevis15.92024
93Suriname15.82024
94Bolivia15.72024
94Morocco15.72024
96Mauritius15.42024
97Panama15.32024
98Honduras152024
99Samoa14.92024
100Brazil14.22024
101Seychelles142024
102São Tomé & Príncipe13.62024
103Mongolia13.42024
103Uzbekistan13.42024
105Mexico13.12024
106Ecuador12.92024
106Jordan12.92024
106Peru12.92024
109Belize12.72024
110Bahamas12.42024
110British Virgin Islands12.42024
112Tunisia12.12024
113Colombia11.52024
114Iran11.32024
114St. Vincent & Grenadines11.32024
116Nicaragua11.22024
117Cape Verde11.12024
118Costa Rica10.42024
119Oman10.32024
120El Salvador102024
121Brunei9.92024
122Barbados9.82024
122Libya9.82024
124Armenia9.62024
124Türkiye9.62024
126Argentina9.52024
126Tonga9.52024
128Kazakhstan9.42024
129Albania9.22024
130Antigua & Barbuda9.12024
131Thailand92024
132Bahrain8.82024
133Kosovo8.72024
134Cuba8.62024
134Georgia8.62024
136Malaysia8.32024
136Nauru8.32024
138Kuwait8.12024
139Ukraine7.92024
140Uruguay7.42024
141Romania7.32024
142Bosnia & Herzegovina6.92024
143Chile6.82024
144United States6.52024
145Slovakia6.32024
146Saudi Arabia62024
147Sri Lanka5.92024
147Qatar5.92024
149Bulgaria5.72024
149China5.72024
151Croatia5.62024
152Canada5.42024
152Maldives5.42024
152Serbia5.42024
155Malta5.32024
156Russia5.22024
157Cyprus52024
158United Arab Emirates4.82024
159United Kingdom4.72024
159New Zealand4.72024
159Turks & Caicos Islands4.72024
162France4.32024
163Poland4.22024
164Denmark42024
165Switzerland3.92024
165Ireland3.92024
165Netherlands3.92024
168Greece3.82024
169Belgium3.72024
169Germany3.72024
169Hungary3.72024
172Australia3.62024
173Lithuania3.42024
174Austria3.32024
174Israel3.32024
176Spain3.22024
176Portugal3.22024
178Iceland2.82024
178South Korea2.82024
178North Macedonia2.82024
181Italy2.72024
181Monaco2.72024
181Singapore2.72024
184Czechia2.62024
185Andorra2.52024
185Latvia2.52024
185Norway2.52024
188Finland2.42024
188Japan2.42024
188Montenegro2.42024
188Sweden2.42024
192Belarus2.32024
192Slovenia2.32024
194Luxembourg2.22024
195Estonia22024
196San Marino1.32024

How this ranking works

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No observation (21)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Deaths before age five per 1,000 live births.
Unit
per 1,000 births
Source & definition
World Bank · SH.DYN.MORT
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Original metadata
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

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  "sourceNote": "Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.",
  "sourceOrganization": "UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org, publisher: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, United Nations Population Division;\nWorld Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;\nWorld Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;\nUnited Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division",
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