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THE GLOBAL INDEX #054

Under-five mortality2020

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 territoryCentral African Republic124.2 per 1,000 births

Top 10

per 1,000 births · 2020
02Niger
119.5
03Nigeria
117.4
04Somalia
114.7
05Chad
110.6
07Guinea
102.9
10Liberia
88.3

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Under-five mortality · 2020 · per 1,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 births)Year
01Central African Republic124.22020
02Niger119.52020
03Nigeria117.42020
04Somalia114.72020
05Chad110.62020
06Sierra Leone104.42020
07Guinea102.92020
08South Sudan96.72020
09Congo - Kinshasa92.72020
10Liberia88.32020
11Mali87.62020
12Burkina Faso85.12020
13Benin84.62020
14Equatorial Guinea77.92020
15Guinea-Bissau76.72020
16Cameroon74.42020
17Côte d’Ivoire732020
18Mozambique67.62020
19Lesotho66.32020
20Madagascar65.12020
21Togo63.92020
22Pakistan63.72020
23Zimbabwe61.72020
24Afghanistan60.72020
25Haiti59.82020
26Kiribati58.32020
27Djibouti55.72020
28Burundi54.32020
28Sudan54.32020
30Angola54.22020
31Timor-Leste53.42020
32Zambia52.52020
33Ethiopia51.52020
34Uganda50.92020
35Eswatini50.52020
36Malawi50.42020
37Gambia48.62020
38Namibia44.82020
39Papua New Guinea44.72020
40Congo - Brazzaville44.52020
41Senegal44.22020
42Tanzania43.82020
43Comoros43.72020
44Yemen43.42020
45Turkmenistan42.92020
46Ghana42.22020
47Kenya42.12020
47Myanmar (Burma)42.12020
49Mauritania422020
50Rwanda41.62020
51Eritrea39.12020
52Botswana38.92020
53Gabon36.82020
54Laos34.82020
55South Africa33.92020
56Dominica33.82020
56Dominican Republic33.82020
58India332020
59Bangladesh31.42020
60Marshall Islands30.32020
61Tajikistan30.12020
62Nepal29.62020
63Guyana28.62020
64Philippines282020
65Fiji27.22020
66Micronesia25.62020
67Iraq24.92020
68Egypt24.42020
69Venezuela24.22020
70Guatemala23.52020
71Algeria22.92020
71Palau22.92020
73Solomon Islands22.52020
74Syria21.92020
74Tuvalu21.92020
76Cambodia21.82020
77Azerbaijan21.52020
78Bhutan21.32020
79Indonesia20.82020
79Trinidad & Tobago20.82020
81Vietnam19.52020
82Bolivia19.32020
83Jamaica18.72020
84Grenada18.62020
84Paraguay18.62020
86Morocco18.32020
87St. Lucia18.12020
87Vanuatu18.12020
89Suriname17.92020
90Kyrgyzstan17.82020
90St. Kitts & Nevis17.82020
92North Korea17.42020
93Honduras17.12020
94Samoa16.72020
95São Tomé & Príncipe16.12020
96Tunisia162020
97Mauritius15.82020
98Moldova15.62020
99Panama15.52020
100Palestinian Territories15.22020
101Lebanon15.12020
101Uzbekistan15.12020
103Brazil14.92020
104Mongolia14.82020
104Seychelles14.82020
106Mexico14.62020
107Jordan14.52020
107Peru14.52020
109Nicaragua14.22020
110British Virgin Islands13.82020
111Ecuador13.62020
111St. Vincent & Grenadines13.62020
113Bahamas13.32020
113Cape Verde13.32020
115Belize13.22020
116Colombia13.12020
117Iran132020
118El Salvador11.72020
119Armenia11.62020
120Libya11.22020
121Barbados11.12020
122Nauru10.92020
122Türkiye10.92020
124Oman10.72020
125Tonga10.62020
126Kosovo10.52020
127Brunei10.42020
128Argentina10.32020
129Antigua & Barbuda10.12020
129Kazakhstan10.12020
129Thailand10.12020
132Albania9.42020
132Georgia9.42020
134Costa Rica9.32020
135Kuwait8.82020
136Ukraine8.42020
137Malaysia8.22020
138Bahrain82020
139China7.52020
140Uruguay7.32020
141Cuba7.22020
142Sri Lanka6.92020
142Maldives6.92020
142Saudi Arabia6.92020
145Chile6.82020
146Bosnia & Herzegovina6.62020
147Bulgaria6.52020
147Romania6.52020
147United States6.52020
150Qatar6.32020
151North Macedonia62020
151Malta62020
153United Arab Emirates5.92020
153Slovakia5.92020
155Russia5.72020
156Serbia5.52020
157Turks & Caicos Islands5.32020
158Canada5.22020
159New Zealand5.12020
160Croatia4.72020
161United Kingdom4.42020
161Poland4.42020
163France4.22020
164Greece4.12020
165Switzerland42020
165Hungary42020
165Netherlands42020
168Belgium3.92020
169Australia3.82020
170Germany3.72020
170Denmark3.72020
170Lithuania3.72020
173Latvia3.62020
174Ireland3.52020
174Israel3.52020
176Austria3.42020
176Portugal3.42020
178Cyprus3.32020
179Spain3.22020
180South Korea3.12020
181Italy32020
181Monaco32020
183Andorra2.92020
183Belarus2.92020
183Czechia2.92020
183Montenegro2.92020
187Iceland2.82020
188Sweden2.62020
189Estonia2.42020
189Finland2.42020
189Japan2.42020
189Luxembourg2.42020
189Norway2.42020
189Singapore2.42020
189Slovenia2.42020
196San Marino1.52020

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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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