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THE GLOBAL INDEX #054

Under-five mortality2021

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 Republic178.7 per 1,000 births

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per 1,000 births · 2021

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Under-five mortality · 2021 · per 1,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 births)Year
01Central African Republic178.72021
02Niger1182021
03Nigeria117.62021
04Somalia1112021
05Chad107.32021
06Sierra Leone100.62021
07Guinea100.32021
08South Sudan96.72021
09Congo - Kinshasa92.92021
10Liberia882021
11Mali83.62021
12Burkina Faso82.42021
13Benin82.22021
14Equatorial Guinea75.12021
15Guinea-Bissau74.32021
16Cameroon71.92021
17Côte d’Ivoire70.82021
18Ethiopia70.42021
19Mozambique65.52021
20Madagascar652021
21Lesotho642021
22Zimbabwe62.42021
23Togo622021
24Pakistan61.72021
25Afghanistan58.72021
26Haiti58.12021
27Kiribati57.22021
28Djibouti542021
29Angola53.22021
30Sudan52.72021
31Burundi52.32021
32Timor-Leste522021
33Zambia50.42021
34Uganda50.22021
35Malawi502021
36Eswatini47.92021
37Gambia472021
38Namibia43.22021
38Papua New Guinea43.22021
40Congo - Brazzaville432021
41Comoros42.62021
41Yemen42.62021
43Senegal42.22021
44Turkmenistan42.12021
45Tanzania41.72021
46Kenya41.32021
47Myanmar (Burma)40.82021
48Mauritania40.72021
49Rwanda40.62021
50Ghana40.32021
51Eritrea37.82021
52Botswana37.12021
53Gabon35.82021
54Dominica34.42021
55South Africa342021
56Laos33.22021
57Dominican Republic332021
58India31.22021
59Bangladesh30.92021
60Tajikistan29.82021
61Marshall Islands29.42021
62Fiji28.32021
62Nepal28.32021
64Philippines27.92021
65Guyana27.82021
66Micronesia24.72021
67Venezuela24.22021
68Egypt242021
68Iraq242021
70Guatemala22.72021
70Palau22.72021
72Algeria22.62021
73Solomon Islands21.92021
74Tuvalu21.22021
75Cambodia20.82021
76Azerbaijan20.52021
76Syria20.52021
78Trinidad & Tobago20.42021
79Bhutan202021
80Indonesia19.92021
81Vietnam18.92021
82Grenada18.72021
83Jamaica18.62021
84Bolivia18.22021
85Paraguay182021
85Vanuatu182021
87St. Lucia17.92021
88Morocco17.62021
89Kyrgyzstan17.52021
90North Korea17.42021
90Suriname17.42021
92St. Kitts & Nevis17.32021
93Honduras16.52021
94Samoa16.22021
95Moldova15.82021
96Lebanon15.72021
96Mauritius15.72021
98São Tomé & Príncipe15.32021
99Panama15.22021
100Tunisia152021
101Brazil14.72021
101Seychelles14.72021
103Palestinian Territories14.62021
103Uzbekistan14.62021
105Mongolia14.32021
106Mexico14.22021
106Nicaragua14.22021
108Jordan14.12021
108Peru14.12021
110British Virgin Islands13.52021
111Ecuador13.42021
112Bahamas13.12021
113Belize132021
114St. Vincent & Grenadines12.92021
115Colombia12.72021
115Cape Verde12.72021
117Iran12.62021
118El Salvador11.22021
119Armenia112021
120Libya10.82021
121Barbados10.72021
122Oman10.62021
122Türkiye10.62021
124Tonga10.42021
125Brunei10.32021
126Argentina10.12021
127Kazakhstan102021
127Nauru102021
127Kosovo102021
130Antigua & Barbuda9.82021
130Thailand9.82021
132Costa Rica9.62021
133Albania9.52021
134Georgia9.22021
135Kuwait8.72021
136Bahrain8.22021
136Malaysia8.22021
136Ukraine8.22021
139Cuba7.52021
140Uruguay7.32021
141China72021
142Chile6.72021
142Saudi Arabia6.72021
144Sri Lanka6.62021
145United States6.52021
146Bosnia & Herzegovina6.42021
146Maldives6.42021
146Romania6.42021
149Bulgaria6.32021
150Qatar6.22021
151Slovakia62021
152Malta5.82021
153United Arab Emirates5.62021
154Russia5.52021
155Serbia5.42021
156Canada5.22021
157North Macedonia5.12021
157Turks & Caicos Islands5.12021
159New Zealand52021
160Croatia4.62021
161United Kingdom4.42021
161Poland4.42021
163France4.32021
164Switzerland42021
164Greece42021
164Hungary42021
164Netherlands42021
168Belgium3.82021
169Australia3.72021
169Cyprus3.72021
169Germany3.72021
169Denmark3.72021
173Ireland3.62021
173Lithuania3.62021
175Israel3.52021
176Austria3.42021
177Latvia3.32021
177Portugal3.32021
179Spain3.22021
180South Korea32021
181Iceland2.92021
181Italy2.92021
181Monaco2.92021
184Andorra2.82021
184Czechia2.82021
184Montenegro2.82021
187Belarus2.72021
188Sweden2.52021
189Finland2.42021
189Japan2.42021
189Norway2.42021
189Singapore2.42021
193Estonia2.32021
193Luxembourg2.32021
193Slovenia2.32021
196San Marino1.42021

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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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