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THE GLOBAL INDEX #054

Under-five mortality2022

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 Republic424.6 per 1,000 births

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Under-five mortality · 2022 · per 1,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 births)Year
01Central African Republic424.62022
02Somalia143.12022
03Nigeria117.52022
04Niger1162022
05Chad103.92022
06Guinea97.62022
07Sierra Leone97.12022
08South Sudan96.72022
09Congo - Kinshasa92.52022
10Liberia87.82022
11Burkina Faso79.82022
12Mali79.72022
13Benin79.62022
14Equatorial Guinea72.82022
15Guinea-Bissau722022
16Cameroon69.42022
17Côte d’Ivoire68.72022
18Ethiopia68.12022
19Madagascar64.52022
20Zimbabwe642022
21Mozambique63.92022
22Lesotho622022
23Togo602022
24Pakistan59.72022
25Afghanistan56.82022
26Haiti56.22022
27Kiribati55.92022
28Djibouti52.12022
29Angola51.92022
30Sudan512022
31Timor-Leste50.72022
32Burundi50.32022
33Malawi50.12022
34Uganda502022
35Zambia49.52022
36Eswatini47.32022
37Gambia45.32022
38Papua New Guinea41.92022
39Namibia41.62022
40Congo - Brazzaville41.52022
41Comoros41.42022
42Turkmenistan41.12022
42Yemen41.12022
44Kenya40.52022
45Senegal40.12022
45Tanzania40.12022
47Rwanda39.72022
48Myanmar (Burma)39.52022
49Mauritania39.42022
50Ghana38.62022
51Eritrea36.62022
52Botswana35.72022
53Dominica352022
54Gabon34.72022
55South Africa34.32022
56Dominican Republic32.32022
57Laos31.82022
58Bangladesh30.72022
59India29.52022
60Tajikistan29.42022
61Fiji28.92022
62Marshall Islands28.52022
63Philippines27.52022
64Nepal27.12022
65Guyana26.92022
66Venezuela24.22022
67Micronesia23.92022
68Egypt23.52022
69Iraq23.32022
70Palau22.42022
71Algeria22.32022
72Guatemala21.92022
73Solomon Islands21.32022
74Syria20.72022
75Tuvalu20.52022
76Cambodia19.92022
76Trinidad & Tobago19.92022
78Azerbaijan19.62022
79Indonesia19.12022
80Bhutan192022
81Grenada18.52022
82Jamaica18.42022
82Vietnam18.42022
84Vanuatu17.82022
85St. Lucia17.72022
85North Korea17.72022
87Paraguay17.52022
88Bolivia17.32022
88Kyrgyzstan17.32022
90Morocco172022
91St. Kitts & Nevis16.82022
91Suriname16.82022
93Lebanon16.32022
94Honduras162022
94Moldova162022
96Samoa15.82022
97Mauritius15.52022
98Panama15.12022
99São Tomé & Príncipe14.72022
100Brazil14.62022
101Seychelles14.52022
102Nicaragua14.32022
103Palestinian Territories14.12022
103Uzbekistan14.12022
105Mongolia13.92022
105Tunisia13.92022
107Mexico13.82022
108Jordan13.72022
108Peru13.72022
110Ecuador13.22022
111British Virgin Islands13.12022
112Bahamas12.92022
113Belize12.82022
114Colombia12.32022
114St. Vincent & Grenadines12.32022
116Cape Verde12.12022
116Iran12.12022
118El Salvador10.82022
119Armenia10.52022
119Oman10.52022
121Barbados10.42022
121Libya10.42022
123Brunei10.22022
123Türkiye10.22022
125Tonga10.12022
126Argentina9.92022
126Costa Rica9.92022
128Kazakhstan9.82022
129Antigua & Barbuda9.62022
130Thailand9.52022
130Kosovo9.52022
132Albania9.42022
133Nauru9.32022
134Georgia92022
135Kuwait8.62022
136Ukraine8.52022
137Bahrain8.42022
138Malaysia8.22022
139Cuba7.82022
140Uruguay7.32022
141Chile6.82022
142China6.62022
142Romania6.62022
144United States6.52022
145Saudi Arabia6.42022
146Sri Lanka6.32022
147Bosnia & Herzegovina6.22022
148Bulgaria6.12022
148Qatar6.12022
148Slovakia6.12022
151Maldives62022
152Malta5.62022
153Russia5.42022
153Serbia5.42022
155United Arab Emirates5.32022
155Canada5.32022
157New Zealand52022
157Turks & Caicos Islands52022
159Croatia4.62022
160United Kingdom4.52022
161France4.32022
161Poland4.32022
163North Macedonia4.22022
164Cyprus4.12022
165Greece42022
165Netherlands42022
167Switzerland3.92022
167Hungary3.92022
169Belgium3.82022
169Denmark3.82022
171Australia3.72022
171Germany3.72022
171Ireland3.72022
174Lithuania3.52022
175Israel3.42022
176Austria3.32022
176Portugal3.32022
178Spain3.22022
179Latvia32022
180Iceland2.92022
180South Korea2.92022
182Italy2.82022
182Monaco2.82022
184Andorra2.72022
184Czechia2.72022
186Belarus2.62022
186Montenegro2.62022
188Singapore2.52022
188Sweden2.52022
190Finland2.42022
190Japan2.42022
190Norway2.42022
193Luxembourg2.32022
193Slovenia2.32022
195Estonia2.22022
196San Marino1.42022

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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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