Benchmark · Mothers & children

Deaths under age 5 by country

Children who die before age 5, for every 1,000 born alive.

In per 1,000 live births. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Deaths under age 5 (per 1,000 live births). Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Per 1,000 live births, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1NigeriaAfrica · 2024115.6
  2. 2NigerAfrica · 2024110.7
  3. 3DR CongoAfrica · 202489.7
  4. 4Burkina FasoAfrica · 202474.9
  5. 5MaliAfrica · 202473.0
  6. 6SudanAfrica · 202461.6
  7. 7MozambiqueAfrica · 202459.4
  8. 8PakistanAPAC · 202456.0
  9. 9AfghanistanAPAC · 202453.0
  10. 10HaitiLatin America · 202452.8
  11. 11MalawiAfrica · 202448.8
  12. 12UgandaAfrica · 202448.7
  13. 13ZambiaAfrica · 202448.4
  14. 14EthiopiaAfrica · 202444.5
  15. 15KenyaAfrica · 202438.8
  16. 16YemenMiddle East · 202438.1
  17. 17PalestineMiddle East · 202437.9
  18. 18TanzaniaAfrica · 202437.0
  19. 19MyanmarAPAC · 202436.9
  20. 20GhanaAfrica · 202435.9
  21. 21South AfricaAfrica · 202435.1
  22. 22BangladeshAPAC · 202430.5
  23. 23IndiaAPAC · 202426.6
  24. 24PhilippinesAPAC · 202426.5
  25. 25NepalAPAC · 202425.1
  26. 26EgyptAfrica · 202422.4
  27. 27IraqMiddle East · 202421.8
  28. 28SyriaMiddle East · 202418.4
  29. 29IndonesiaAPAC · 202417.7
  30. 30LebanonMiddle East · 202417.6
  31. 31MoroccoAfrica · 202415.7
  32. 32BrazilLatin America · 202414.2
  33. 33MexicoLatin America · 202413.1
  34. 34EcuadorLatin America · 202412.9
  35. 35JordanMiddle East · 202412.9
  36. 36ThailandAPAC · 20249.0
  37. 37MalaysiaAPAC · 20248.3
  38. 38USNorth America · 20246.5
  39. 39Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 20246.0
  40. 40QatarMiddle East · 20245.9
  41. 41ChinaAPAC · 20245.7
  42. 42CanadaNorth America · 20245.4
  43. 43RussiaEurope · 20245.2
  44. 44UAEMiddle East · 20244.8
  45. 45New ZealandAPAC · 20244.7
  46. 46UKEurope · 20244.7
  47. 47FranceEurope · 20244.3
  48. 48GermanyEurope · 20243.7
  49. 49AustraliaAPAC · 20243.6
  50. 50SpainEurope · 20243.2
  51. 51ItalyEurope · 20242.7
  52. 52SingaporeAPAC · 20242.7
  53. 53JapanAPAC · 20242.4

Source: World Bank Open Data, Deaths under age 5 (per 1,000 live births), latest year for each country. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Deaths under age 5 by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/under5-deaths

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