Number of under-five deaths by country
Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
855,676
Nigeria
Lowest
0
San Marino
Median
1,672
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
13,069
What the numbers show
Number of under-five deaths is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 855,676 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,672, and the mean is 24,911.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 177 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 111.8%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 100.0%).
Number of under-five deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 855,676 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 2 | India | 615,030 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 385,039 | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 381,586 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 181,228 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 118,445 | 2024 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 105,414 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 101,879 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 86,317 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 10 | Uganda | 82,589 | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 11 | Indonesia | 79,142 | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Chad | 78,958 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | Somalia | 78,271 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 77,768 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 15 | Mozambique | 74,215 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 68,264 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 67,003 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 63,784 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 61,923 | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 61,508 | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 58,200 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 54,009 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 23 | China | 53,968 | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 53,943 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Yemen | 52,477 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 48,685 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 44,394 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 41,435 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 36,892 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 35,304 | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 31 | Myanmar | 33,151 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 32,949 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 33 | Malawi | 32,177 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 34 | South Sudan | 31,993 | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 31,802 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 31,720 | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 37 | Mexico | 26,500 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Iraq | 25,396 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 39 | Vietnam | 24,085 | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 40 | United States | 23,685 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 23,171 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 42 | Burundi | 21,573 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 20,555 | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 19,422 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 19,308 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 16,109 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 47 | Rwanda | 14,910 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 48 | Liberia | 14,534 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 49 | Nepal | 14,257 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 13,583 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 51 | Iran | 13,192 | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 12,452 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Venezuela | 10,390 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 54 | Turkey | 10,356 | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 10,037 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 56 | Syria | 9,991 | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 57 | Morocco | 9,859 | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Colombia | 8,107 | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Guatemala | 7,745 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 7,590 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 61 | Congo | 7,367 | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 62 | Peru | 6,955 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Russia | 6,759 | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 6,629 | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | 6,361 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 6,208 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 6,181 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 68 | North Korea | 5,697 | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Palestine | 5,544 | 2024 | up 77.6% | falling |
| 70 | Thailand | 5,285 | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 4,839 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Laos | 4,762 | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,312 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 74 | Bolivia | 4,080 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 3,876 | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,727 | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 77 | Malaysia | 3,638 | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 3,489 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | 3,489 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 80 | Gambia | 3,451 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 81 | Eritrea | 3,392 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Lesotho | 3,308 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 3,241 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 3,213 | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 3,048 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 86 | Namibia | 3,038 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 87 | France | 2,815 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Germany | 2,691 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,532 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 2,272 | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Gabon | 2,235 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 2,227 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 93 | Botswana | 2,032 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 94 | Tunisia | 2,027 | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Canada | 1,949 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 1,898 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Japan | 1,863 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 1,672 | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 1,639 | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 1,486 | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 101 | East Timor | 1,449 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Romania | 1,340 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Poland | 1,338 | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Eswatini | 1,323 | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 105 | Libya | 1,209 | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Chile | 1,189 | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Djibouti | 1,173 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 108 | Australia | 1,097 | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Panama | 1,092 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 110 | Spain | 1,073 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Italy | 1,047 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 112 | El Salvador | 997 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Comoros | 945 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 114 | Oman | 884 | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Mongolia | 872 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 823 | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 117 | South Korea | 679 | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Netherlands | 661 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Jamaica | 583 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Israel | 576 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 541 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Moldova | 538 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 498 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 124 | Fiji | 485 | 2024 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 125 | Solomon Islands | 431 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 126 | Guyana | 419 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 127 | Kuwait | 395 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Belgium | 385 | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Georgia | 377 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 354 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 339 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovakia | 328 | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Switzerland | 323 | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Serbia | 323 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Hungary | 319 | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 301 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 282 | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 138 | New Zealand | 280 | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Portugal | 277 | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Albania | 264 | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Austria | 258 | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Uruguay | 250 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Czechia | 243 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Sweden | 240 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Denmark | 231 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Ireland | 206 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Croatia | 181 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Kiribati | 181 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 147 | Mauritius | 181 | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 172 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Bahrain | 171 | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Qatar | 171 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 151 | Suriname | 171 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 154 | Bhutan | 170 | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Belarus | 157 | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 154 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 157 | Norway | 130 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Singapore | 128 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Finland | 104 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Belize | 94 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 88 | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 162 | Samoa | 82 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Lithuania | 75 | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 72 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Cyprus | 72 | 2024 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Brunei | 62 | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Micronesia (country) | 56 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 168 | Bahamas | 54 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 169 | North Macedonia | 48 | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Slovenia | 40 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Latvia | 36 | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 35 | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Barbados | 31 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Maldives | 31 | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Dominica | 26 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Grenada | 24 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Seychelles | 24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Estonia | 23 | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Malta | 23 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Tonga | 23 | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Marshall Islands | 22 | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 182 | Montenegro | 17 | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Luxembourg | 15 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14 | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Iceland | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Palau | 4 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 4 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 4 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Nauru | 2 | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 193 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 4.86 million
- IDA & IBRD total 4.79 million
- Low & middle income 4.79 million
- IDA total 3.56 million
- Middle income 3.19 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.93 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.93 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.93 million
- Lower middle income 2.78 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 2.72 million
- Least developed countries: UN classification 2.08 million
- IDA only 2.07 million
About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.