Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) by country
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
28.1 per 1,000
Palestine
Lowest
0.2 per 1,000
San Marino
Median
1.3 per 1,000
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,505
What the numbers show
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 28.1 per 1,000 in Palestine; the lowest is 0.2 per 1,000 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.3 per 1,000, and the mean is 2.75 per 1,000.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 140.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 162 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 869.0%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 71.4%).
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 28.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 869.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Niger | 17.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 14.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 13.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 5 | Nigeria | 13.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 5 | South Sudan | 13.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Madagascar | 11.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 8 | Benin | 11.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 11.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 10.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea | 10.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 11 | Chad | 10.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 10.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 15 | Burundi | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Sudan | 8.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 50.9% | falling |
| 17 | Liberia | 8.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 18 | Tanzania | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 21 | Uganda | 6.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 22 | Angola | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Djibouti | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 27 | Kiribati | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 28 | Togo | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 29 | Ghana | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 30 | East Timor | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 5.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 31 | Haiti | 5.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 33 | Mozambique | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 36 | Gabon | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 36 | Yemen | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Lesotho | 4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 41 | Mauritania | 4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 44 | Comoros | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 45 | Namibia | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 45 | Eswatini | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 47 | Lebanon | 3.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 135.7% | falling |
| 48 | Eritrea | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Congo | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Marshall Islands | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 49 | Pakistan | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 53 | Micronesia (country) | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 55 | Indonesia | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 55 | Palau | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 57 | Rwanda | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 57 | South Africa | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 61 | Bhutan | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Cambodia | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Nepal | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Solomon Islands | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 65 | Fiji | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Iraq | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Syria | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 65 | Tuvalu | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 69 | Laos | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Philippines | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 71 | North Korea | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Suriname | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 74 | Grenada | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 74 | India | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Myanmar | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Bolivia | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 79 | Egypt | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 79 | Guatemala | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 82 | Thailand | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 84 | Dominica | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Algeria | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 84 | Ecuador | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 84 | Iran | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 84 | Jamaica | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 84 | El Salvador | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 90 | Panama | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 90 | Tunisia | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 93 | Guyana | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 93 | Morocco | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 93 | Mongolia | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Peru | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Venezuela | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 101 | Brazil | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 101 | Oman | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 105 | Belize | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 105 | Cuba | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 105 | Croatia | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 105 | Libya | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Mexico | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Tonga | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 105 | Samoa | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 115 | Armenia | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 115 | Bahamas | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Brunei | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 115 | Colombia | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 115 | Nauru | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 115 | Seychelles | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 115 | Vietnam | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Argentina | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 123 | Bahrain | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 123 | Moldova | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 123 | Malaysia | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Turkey | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 131 | China | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 131 | Kuwait | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 131 | Mauritius | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 131 | Paraguay | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 131 | Qatar | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 131 | Ukraine | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 140 | Albania | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 140 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 140 | Georgia | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 140 | Jordan | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Russia | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 147 | Chile | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 147 | Romania | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Uruguay | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 147 | United States | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 151 | Barbados | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 151 | Canada | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 151 | Estonia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Lithuania | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 151 | Latvia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Maldives | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 151 | Serbia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 151 | Slovakia | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 151 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 161 | Australia | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | Belarus | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 161 | Cyprus | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 161 | Czechia | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | Germany | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | Spain | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | Finland | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | France | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | Hungary | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 161 | Israel | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 161 | Japan | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | South Korea | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 161 | Netherlands | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | New Zealand | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 161 | Poland | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 161 | Portugal | 0.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Andorra | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Austria | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Belgium | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Switzerland | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Denmark | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 178 | United Kingdom | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Greece | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 178 | Ireland | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Italy | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Monaco | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Malta | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Norway | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Singapore | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 178 | Slovenia | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 178 | Sweden | 0.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Iceland | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 193 | San Marino | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 11.1 per 1,000
- Pre-demographic dividend 9.17 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.6 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8.57 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.57 per 1,000
- Low income 8.3 per 1,000
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 7.75 per 1,000
- IDA blend 7.52 per 1,000
- IDA total 6.87 per 1,000
- Least developed countries: UN classification 6.82 per 1,000
- Africa Eastern and Southern 6.8 per 1,000
- IDA only 6.52 per 1,000
About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.