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THE GLOBAL INDEX #054

Under-five mortality2023

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 territoryNigeria116.8 per 1,000 births

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per 1,000 births · 2023

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Under-five mortality · 2023 · per 1,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 births)Year
01Nigeria116.82023
02Niger113.52023
03Somalia104.32023
04Chad100.62023
05South Sudan96.72023
06Guinea952023
07Sierra Leone93.82023
08Central African Republic92.62023
09Congo - Kinshasa91.32023
10Liberia87.32023
11Burkina Faso77.42023
12Benin77.22023
13Mali76.22023
14Equatorial Guinea70.42023
15Guinea-Bissau69.72023
16Cameroon672023
17Côte d’Ivoire66.52023
18Zimbabwe64.22023
19Madagascar63.62023
20Sudan63.12023
21Mozambique61.72023
22Lesotho61.32023
23Togo58.12023
24Pakistan57.82023
25Afghanistan54.92023
26Kiribati54.52023
27Haiti54.42023
28Ethiopia51.52023
29Angola50.52023
29Djibouti50.52023
31Malawi49.62023
32Uganda49.42023
33Timor-Leste49.22023
34Zambia49.12023
35Burundi48.72023
36Eswatini46.22023
37Gambia43.82023
38Palestinian Territories41.92023
39Namibia41.12023
40Papua New Guinea40.62023
41Congo - Brazzaville40.32023
42Comoros40.22023
42Turkmenistan40.22023
44Kenya39.62023
45Yemen39.52023
46Rwanda38.82023
47Tanzania38.52023
48Senegal38.22023
49Myanmar (Burma)38.12023
49Mauritania38.12023
51Ghana37.22023
52Dominica35.42023
52Eritrea35.42023
54South Africa34.82023
55Botswana34.62023
56Gabon33.82023
57Libya31.72023
58Dominican Republic31.52023
59Bangladesh30.62023
60Laos30.52023
61Fiji29.22023
62Tajikistan28.82023
63India282023
64Marshall Islands27.62023
65Philippines272023
66Nepal26.12023
67Guyana262023
68Venezuela24.22023
69Micronesia23.12023
70Egypt22.92023
71Iraq22.52023
72Algeria222023
73Palau21.92023
74Guatemala21.22023
75Solomon Islands20.62023
76Syria20.12023
77Tuvalu19.82023
78Trinidad & Tobago19.32023
79Cambodia19.12023
80Azerbaijan18.72023
81Indonesia18.42023
82Grenada18.32023
83Jamaica18.12023
84Bhutan182023
84North Korea182023
86Vietnam17.82023
87St. Lucia17.52023
87Vanuatu17.52023
89Kyrgyzstan172023
89Lebanon172023
91Paraguay16.92023
92Bolivia16.42023
92St. Kitts & Nevis16.42023
94Morocco16.32023
94Suriname16.32023
96Moldova16.22023
97Honduras15.52023
98Mauritius15.42023
99Samoa15.32023
100Panama15.12023
101Brazil14.42023
102Seychelles14.32023
103São Tomé & Príncipe14.12023
104Nicaragua13.82023
104Türkiye13.82023
106Uzbekistan13.72023
107Mongolia13.62023
108Mexico13.42023
109Jordan13.32023
109Peru13.32023
111Ecuador132023
112Tunisia12.92023
113Belize12.82023
114Bahamas12.72023
114British Virgin Islands12.72023
116Colombia11.92023
117St. Vincent & Grenadines11.82023
118Iran11.72023
119Cape Verde11.62023
120Oman10.42023
120El Salvador10.42023
122Barbados10.12023
122Brunei10.12023
122Costa Rica10.12023
125Armenia102023
126Tonga9.82023
127Argentina9.72023
128Kazakhstan9.62023
129Albania9.42023
130Antigua & Barbuda9.32023
131Thailand9.22023
132Kosovo9.12023
133Georgia8.82023
134Nauru8.72023
135Bahrain8.62023
136Kuwait8.42023
137Malaysia8.32023
138Cuba8.22023
139Ukraine82023
140Uruguay7.42023
141Chile6.92023
141Romania6.92023
143United States6.52023
144Saudi Arabia6.22023
144Slovakia6.22023
146China6.12023
146Sri Lanka6.12023
148Bosnia & Herzegovina62023
148Qatar62023
150Bulgaria5.92023
151Maldives5.72023
152Malta5.52023
153Canada5.42023
153Serbia5.42023
155Russia5.32023
156Croatia5.12023
157United Arab Emirates52023
158New Zealand4.92023
159Turks & Caicos Islands4.82023
160Cyprus4.62023
160United Kingdom4.62023
162France4.32023
162Poland4.32023
164Switzerland3.92023
164Denmark3.92023
164Greece3.92023
164Netherlands3.92023
168Hungary3.82023
168Ireland3.82023
170Australia3.72023
170Belgium3.72023
170Germany3.72023
173Israel3.42023
173Lithuania3.42023
173North Macedonia3.42023
176Austria3.32023
177Spain3.22023
177Portugal3.22023
179Iceland2.92023
179South Korea2.92023
181Italy2.82023
181Latvia2.82023
183Monaco2.72023
184Andorra2.62023
184Czechia2.62023
184Singapore2.62023
187Montenegro2.52023
188Belarus2.42023
188Finland2.42023
188Japan2.42023
188Norway2.42023
188Sweden2.42023
193Slovenia2.32023
194Luxembourg2.22023
195Estonia2.12023
196San Marino1.32023

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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