Rankings · health
Countries by child mortality
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five. 200 countries ranked for 2024 (%).
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| 1 |  Nigeria | 11.56% | -2.6% | ▲ 6 |
| 2 |  Niger | 11.07% | -12.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 3 |  Somalia | 10.11% | -27.1% | = |
| 4 |  Chad | 9.73% | -26.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 5 |  South Sudan | 9.67% | -47.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 6 |  Guinea | 9.21% | -20.2% | ▲ 2 |
| 7 |  Sierra Leone | 9.05% | -33.4% | ▼ 3 |
| 8 |  Central African Republic | 8.97% | -52.0% | ▼ 7 |
| 9 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.97% | -3.2% | ▲ 6 |
| 10 |  Liberia | 8.64% | -10.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 11 |  Burkina Faso | 7.49% | -28.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 12 |  Benin | 7.47% | -24.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 13 |  Mali | 7.3% | -36.2% | ▼ 4 |
| 14 |  Equatorial Guinea | 6.8% | -28.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 15 |  Guinea-Bissau | 6.73% | -29.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 16 |  Cameroon | 6.48% | -29.9% | = |
| 17 |  Zimbabwe | 6.47% | +8.2% | ▲ 19 |
| 18 |  Ivory Coast | 6.45% | -27.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 19 |  Madagascar | 6.24% | -5.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 20 |  Sudan | 6.16% | -5.8% | ▲ 8 |
| 21 |  Lesotho | 6% | -22.7% | ▼ 1 |
| 22 |  Mozambique | 5.94% | -25.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 23 |  Togo | 5.61% | -27.8% | ▼ 4 |
| 24 |  Pakistan | 5.6% | -27.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 25 |  Kiribati | 5.31% | -8.4% | ▲ 12 |
| 26 |  Afghanistan | 5.3% | -29.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 27 |  Haiti | 5.28% | -25.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 28 |  Angola | 4.9% | -24.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 29 |  Djibouti | 4.89% | -27.2% | ▼ 3 |
| 30 |  Malawi | 4.88% | -18.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 31 |  Uganda | 4.87% | -19.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 32 |  Zambia | 4.84% | -22.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 33 |  Timor-Leste | 4.76% | -23.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 34 |  Burundi | 4.71% | -33.3% | ▼ 10 |
| 35 |  Eswatini | 4.51% | -24.8% | = |
| 36 |  Ethiopia | 4.45% | -34.3% | ▼ 11 |
| 37 |  Gambia | 4.24% | -30.9% | ▼ 5 |
| 38 |  Namibia | 3.95% | -21.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 39 |  Papua New Guinea | 3.94% | -26.1% | ▲ 3 |
| 40 |  Republic of the Congo | 3.91% | -28.3% | = |
| 41 |  Comoros | 3.9% | -22.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 42 |  Turkmenistan | 3.9% | -9.1% | ▲ 13 |
| 43 |  Kenya | 3.88% | -19.7% | ▲ 7 |
| 44 |  Yemen | 3.81% | -21.8% | ▲ 5 |
| 45 |  Palestine | 3.79% | +73.1% | ▲ 41 |
| 46 |  Rwanda | 3.77% | -23.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 47 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 3.7% | -34.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 48 |  Myanmar | 3.69% | -29.6% | ▼ 5 |
| 49 |  Mauritania | 3.69% | -27.1% | ▼ 5 |
| 50 |  Senegal | 3.65% | -32.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 51 |  Ghana | 3.59% | -34.6% | ▼ 12 |
| 52 |  Dominica | 3.57% | +26.1% | ▲ 20 |
| 53 |  South Africa | 3.51% | -11.6% | ▲ 5 |
| 54 |  Eritrea | 3.43% | -28.7% | ▼ 3 |
| 55 |  Botswana | 3.33% | -32.0% | ▼ 7 |
| 56 |  Gabon | 3.26% | -28.8% | ▼ 2 |
| 57 |  Dominican Republic | 3.06% | -12.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 58 |  Bangladesh | 3.05% | -24.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 59 |  Laos | 2.94% | -37.2% | ▼ 7 |
| 60 |  Fiji | 2.91% | +41.3% | ▲ 31 |
| 61 |  Tajikistan | 2.81% | -14.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 62 |  Marshall Islands | 2.67% | -26.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 63 |  India | 2.66% | -42.7% | ▼ 10 |
| 64 |  Philippines | 2.65% | -5.4% | ▲ 9 |
| 65 |  Guyana | 2.52% | -26.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 66 |  Nepal | 2.51% | -36.8% | ▼ 9 |
| 67 |  Venezuela | 2.42% | +32.2% | ▲ 35 |
| 68 |  Niue | 2.38% | -26.8% | ▼ 4 |
| 69 |  Egypt | 2.24% | -17.3% | ▲ 6 |
| 70 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 2.24% | -27.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 71 |  Iraq | 2.18% | -28.1% | ▼ 3 |
| 72 |  Algeria | 2.16% | -15.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 73 |  Palau | 2.14% | +3.9% | ▲ 19 |
| 74 |  Guatemala | 2.05% | -29.8% | ▼ 4 |
| 75 |  Solomon Islands | 2% | -21.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 76 |  Tuvalu | 1.92% | -28.6% | = |
| 77 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1.88% | -18.6% | ▲ 5 |
| 78 |  Cambodia | 1.84% | -42.5% | ▼ 13 |
| 79 |  Syria | 1.84% | -48.2% | ▼ 19 |
| 80 |  Grenada | 1.8% | +4.7% | ▲ 25 |
| 81 |  Azerbaijan | 1.79% | -39.5% | ▼ 12 |
| 82 |  Jamaica | 1.78% | -5.3% | ▲ 14 |
| 83 |  Indonesia | 1.77% | -35.2% | ▼ 9 |
| 84 |  Lebanon | 1.76% | +37.5% | ▲ 43 |
| 85 |  Vietnam | 1.73% | -21.4% | = |
| 86 |  Bhutan | 1.72% | -44.9% | ▼ 20 |
| 87 |  Saint Lucia | 1.72% | -8.5% | ▲ 10 |
| 88 |  Vanuatu | 1.71% | -9.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 89 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1.68% | -28.5% | ▼ 8 |
| 90 |  North Korea | 1.67% | -26.1% | ▼ 6 |
| 91 |  Moldova | 1.65% | +4.4% | ▲ 23 |
| 92 |  Paraguay | 1.63% | -28.2% | ▼ 9 |
| 93 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.59% | -18.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 94 |  Suriname | 1.58% | -25.1% | ▼ 5 |
| 95 |  Bolivia | 1.57% | -44.7% | ▼ 24 |
| 96 |  Morocco | 1.57% | -35.9% | ▼ 16 |
| 97 |  Mauritius | 1.54% | +4.8% | ▲ 22 |
| 98 |  Panama | 1.53% | -11.6% | ▲ 6 |
| 99 |  Honduras | 1.5% | -28.9% | ▼ 11 |
| 100 |  Samoa | 1.49% | -19.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 101 |  Brazil | 1.42% | -12.9% | ▲ 9 |
| 102 |  Seychelles | 1.4% | -3.4% | ▲ 18 |
| 103 |  São Tomé and Principe | 1.36% | -46.7% | ▼ 26 |
| 104 |  Mongolia | 1.34% | -34.3% | ▼ 11 |
| 105 |  Uzbekistan | 1.34% | -37.1% | ▼ 18 |
| 106 |  Cook Islands | 1.33% | +1.5% | ▲ 19 |
| 107 |  Mexico | 1.31% | -22.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 108 |  Ecuador | 1.29% | -18.9% | ▲ 5 |
| 109 |  Jordan | 1.29% | -24.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 110 |  Peru | 1.29% | -25.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 111 |  Belize | 1.27% | -22.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 112 |  The Bahamas | 1.24% | -12.7% | ▲ 9 |
| 113 |  British Virgin Islands | 1.24% | -20.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 114 |  Tunisia | 1.21% | -33.9% | ▼ 13 |
| 115 |  Colombia | 1.15% | -28.1% | ▼ 3 |
| 116 |  Iran | 1.13% | -29.8% | ▼ 5 |
| 117 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.13% | -37.9% | ▼ 14 |
| 118 |  Nicaragua | 1.12% | -38.8% | ▼ 18 |
| 119 |  Cabo Verde | 1.11% | -46.9% | ▼ 29 |
| 120 |  Costa Rica | 1.04% | +13.0% | ▲ 24 |
| 121 |  Oman | 1.03% | -8.0% | ▲ 12 |
| 122 |  El Salvador | 1% | -34.6% | ▼ 5 |
| 123 |  Brunei | 0.99% | -6.6% | ▲ 13 |
| 124 |  Barbados | 0.98% | -25.2% | = |
| 125 |  Libya | 0.98% | -29.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 126 |  Armenia | 0.96% | -37.7% | ▼ 10 |
| 127 |  Turkey | 0.96% | -31.4% | ▼ 5 |
| 128 |  Argentina | 0.95% | -22.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 129 |  Tonga | 0.95% | -21.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 130 |  Kazakhstan | 0.94% | -27.7% | ▼ 4 |
| 131 |  Albania | 0.92% | -7.1% | ▲ 7 |
| 132 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.91% | -18.8% | = |
| 133 |  Thailand | 0.9% | -26.8% | ▼ 5 |
| 134 |  Bahrain | 0.88% | +12.8% | ▲ 19 |
| 135 |  Kosovo | 0.87% | -42.8% | ▼ 17 |
| 136 |  Cuba | 0.86% | +41.0% | ▲ 25 |
| 137 |  Georgia | 0.86% | -21.8% | ▼ 2 |
| 138 |  Malaysia | 0.83% | +2.5% | ▲ 12 |
| 139 |  Nauru | 0.83% | -56.8% | ▼ 44 |
| 140 |  Kuwait | 0.81% | -12.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 141 |  Ukraine | 0.79% | -19.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 142 |  Uruguay | 0.74% | -20.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 143 |  Romania | 0.73% | -26.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 144 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.69% | +3.0% | ▲ 12 |
| 145 |  Chile | 0.68% | -16.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 146 |  United States | 0.65% | -4.4% | ▲ 9 |
| 147 |  Montserrat | 0.64% | -27.3% | = |
| 148 |  Slovakia | 0.63% | +0.0% | ▲ 12 |
| 149 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.6% | -37.5% | ▼ 8 |
| 150 |  Sri Lanka | 0.59% | -35.9% | ▼ 5 |
| 151 |  Qatar | 0.59% | -27.2% | = |
| 152 |  Bulgaria | 0.57% | -34.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 153 |  China | 0.57% | -50.9% | ▼ 22 |
| 154 |  Anguilla | 0.56% | -27.3% | = |
| 155 |  Croatia | 0.56% | +12.0% | ▲ 12 |
| 156 |  Canada | 0.54% | +0.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 157 |  Maldives | 0.54% | -49.1% | ▼ 20 |
| 158 |  Republic of Serbia | 0.54% | -18.2% | = |
| 159 |  Malta | 0.53% | -20.9% | ▼ 2 |
| 160 |  Russia | 0.52% | -41.6% | ▼ 14 |
| 161 |  Cyprus | 0.5% | +92.3% | ▲ 35 |
| 162 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.48% | -39.2% | ▼ 10 |
| 163 |  United Kingdom | 0.47% | +4.4% | ▲ 7 |
| 164 |  New Zealand | 0.47% | -19.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 165 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.47% | -26.6% | ▼ 6 |
| 166 |  France | 0.43% | +4.9% | ▲ 10 |
| 167 |  Poland | 0.42% | -16.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 168 |  Denmark | 0.4% | -2.4% | ▲ 7 |
| 169 |  Switzerland | 0.39% | -9.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 170 |  Ireland | 0.39% | +2.6% | ▲ 12 |
| 171 |  Netherlands | 0.39% | -4.9% | ▲ 6 |
| 172 |  Greece | 0.38% | -9.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 173 |  Belgium | 0.37% | -9.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 174 |  Germany | 0.37% | -7.5% | ▲ 5 |
| 175 |  Hungary | 0.37% | -30.2% | ▼ 10 |
| 176 |  Australia | 0.36% | -10.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 177 |  Lithuania | 0.34% | -33.3% | ▼ 11 |
| 178 |  Austria | 0.33% | -13.2% | ▲ 3 |
| 179 |  Israel | 0.33% | -17.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 180 |  Spain | 0.32% | -5.9% | ▲ 8 |
| 181 |  Portugal | 0.32% | -11.1% | ▲ 6 |
| 182 |  Iceland | 0.28% | +7.7% | ▲ 16 |
| 183 |  South Korea | 0.28% | -22.2% | ▲ 2 |
| 184 |  North Macedonia | 0.28% | -74.8% | ▼ 50 |
| 185 |  Italy | 0.27% | -25.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 186 |  Monaco | 0.27% | -25.0% | = |
| 187 |  Singapore | 0.27% | +0.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 188 |  Czechia | 0.26% | -16.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 189 |  Andorra | 0.25% | -32.4% | ▼ 6 |
| 190 |  Latvia | 0.25% | -55.4% | ▼ 27 |
| 191 |  Norway | 0.25% | -10.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 192 |  Finland | 0.24% | -7.7% | ▲ 5 |
| 193 |  Japan | 0.24% | -17.2% | ▼ 2 |
| 194 |  Montenegro | 0.24% | -47.8% | ▼ 25 |
| 195 |  Sweden | 0.24% | -17.2% | ▼ 3 |
| 196 |  Belarus | 0.23% | -46.5% | ▼ 25 |
| 197 |  Slovenia | 0.23% | -14.8% | ▼ 2 |
| 198 |  Luxembourg | 0.22% | -15.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 199 |  Estonia | 0.2% | -41.2% | ▼ 10 |
| 200 |  San Marino | 0.13% | -35.0% | = |
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