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People > Number of under-five deaths per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Number of under-five deaths. Number of children dying before reaching age five. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 AngolaAngola 7.11 2012
2 ChadChad 6.59 2012
3 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 6.52 2012
4 SomaliaSomalia 6.38 2012
5 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 5.95 2012
6 MaliMali 5.59 2012
7 NigerNiger 5.3 2012
8 NigeriaNigeria 4.9 2012
9 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 4.81 2012
10 BurundiBurundi 4.37 2012
11 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 4.2 2012
12 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 4.07 2012
13 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 4.01 2012
14 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 3.78 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 3.73 2012
15 South SudanSouth Sudan 3.69 2012
16 GuineaGuinea 3.58 2012
17 ZambiaZambia 3.55 2012
18 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 3.46 2012
19 AfghanistanAfghanistan 3.45 2012
20 CameroonCameroon 3.41 2012
21 MozambiqueMozambique 3.33 2012
22 TogoTogo 3.31 2012
23 BeninBenin 3.18 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.12 2012
24 LesothoLesotho 2.92 2012
25 MauritaniaMauritania 2.9 2012
26 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.84 2012
27 UgandaUganda 2.83 2012
28 The GambiaThe Gambia 2.79 2012
29 ComorosComoros 2.79 2012
30 MalawiMalawi 2.7 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 2.63 2012
31 LiberiaLiberia 2.63 2012
32 KenyaKenya 2.5 2012
33 SwazilandSwaziland 2.44 2012
34 SudanSudan 2.39 2012
35 DjiboutiDjibouti 2.33 2012
36 PakistanPakistan 2.28 2012
37 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.23 2012
38 GhanaGhana 2.21 2012
39 SenegalSenegal 2.19 2012
40 LaosLaos 2.11 2012
41 RwandaRwanda 2.09 2012
42 TanzaniaTanzania 2.05 2012
43 MadagascarMadagascar 1.97 2012
44 HaitiHaiti 1.97 2012
45 TajikistanTajikistan 1.87 2012
46 GabonGabon 1.84 2012
47 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1.82 2012
48 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.81 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.81 2012
49 YemenYemen 1.8 2012
50 EritreaEritrea 1.79 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 1.79 2012
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 1.77 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 1.73 2012
51 East TimorEast Timor 1.65 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 1.55 2012
52 BotswanaBotswana 1.5 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 1.38 2012
53 BhutanBhutan 1.35 2012
54 GuyanaGuyana 1.26 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 1.21 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 1.17 2012
55 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1.16 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 1.16 2012
56 IndiaIndia 1.14 2012
57 IraqIraq 1.07 2012
58 BoliviaBolivia 1.05 2012
59 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.995 2012
60 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.977 2012
61 CambodiaCambodia 0.942 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 0.913 2012
62 BurmaBurma 0.909 2012
63 NamibiaNamibia 0.885 2012
64 NepalNepal 0.874 2012
65 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.84 2012
66 BangladeshBangladesh 0.821 2012
67 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.717 2012
68 MongoliaMongolia 0.715 2012
69 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.713 2012
70 MoroccoMorocco 0.707 2012
71 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.645 2012
72 JordanJordan 0.633 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 0.631 2012
73 HondurasHonduras 0.63 2012
74 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.616 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.603 2012
75 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.584 2012
76 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.52 2012
77 EcuadorEcuador 0.516 2012
78 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.501 2012
79 EgyptEgypt 0.496 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 0.452 2012
80 ParaguayParaguay 0.449 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 0.437 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.432 2012
81 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.404 2012
82 VietnamVietnam 0.372 2012
83 JamaicaJamaica 0.369 2012
84 PeruPeru 0.367 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.36 2012
85 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.357 2012
86 SyriaSyria 0.357 2012
87 IranIran 0.34 2012
88 ArmeniaArmenia 0.337 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 0.335 2012
89 ColombiaColombia 0.335 2012
90 LibyaLibya 0.325 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 0.318 2012
91 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.318 2012
92 AlbaniaAlbania 0.316 2012
93 KuwaitKuwait 0.308 2012
94 MexicoMexico 0.306 2012
95 OmanOman 0.302 2012
96 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.3 2012
97 MoldovaMoldova 0.281 2012
98 TunisiaTunisia 0.278 2012
99 PanamaPanama 0.263 2012
100 ArgentinaArgentina 0.243 2012
101 TurkeyTurkey 0.243 2012
102 LebanonLebanon 0.226 2012
103 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.222 2012
104 BrazilBrazil 0.211 2012
105 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.208 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 0.203 2012
106 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.197 2012
107 ChinaChina 0.191 2012
108 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.177 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.144 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 0.143 2012
109 RomaniaRomania 0.141 2012
110 SerbiaSerbia 0.138 2012
111 BulgariaBulgaria 0.137 2012
112 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.137 2012
113 ThailandThailand 0.135 2012
114 UkraineUkraine 0.132 2012
115 IsraelIsrael 0.126 2012
116 RussiaRussia 0.118 2012
117 ChileChile 0.115 2012
118 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.109 2012
119 BelarusBelarus 0.106 2012
120 HungaryHungary 0.101 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 0.0997 2012
121 United StatesUnited States 0.0924 2012
122 BelgiumBelgium 0.0897 2012
123 CubaCuba 0.0887 2012
124 GreeceGreece 0.0887 2012
125 AustraliaAustralia 0.0882 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 0.0729 2012
126 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.0633 2012
127 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.0596 2012
128 CanadaCanada 0.0573 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 0.0558 2012
129 PolandPoland 0.0519 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.0502 2012
130 FranceFrance 0.0457 2012
131 SpainSpain 0.0433 2012
132 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.04 2012
133 GermanyGermany 0.0366 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 0.034 2012
134 ItalyItaly 0.0328 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.0318 2012
135 JapanJapan 0.0235 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.022 2012
=136 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 2012
=136 DominicaDominica 0.0 2012
=136 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2012
=136 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.0 2012
=136 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2012
=136 NorwayNorway 0.0 2012
=136 MontenegroMontenegro 0.0 2012
=136 BahrainBahrain 0.0 2012
=136 FinlandFinland 0.0 2012
=136 MauritiusMauritius 0.0 2012
=136 PortugalPortugal 0.0 2012
=136 BarbadosBarbados 0.0 2012
=136 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2012
=136 AndorraAndorra 0.0 2012
=136 IrelandIreland 0.0 2012
=136 PalauPalau 0.0 2012
=136 TuvaluTuvalu 0.0 2012
=136 BelizeBelize 0.0 2012
=136 DenmarkDenmark 0.0 2012
=136 EstoniaEstonia 0.0 2012
=136 FijiFiji 0.0 2012
=136 QatarQatar 0.0 2012
=136 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2012
=136 SurinameSuriname 0.0 2012
=136 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.0 2012
=136 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 0.0 2012
=136 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.0 2012
=136 LithuaniaLithuania 0.0 2012
=136 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.0 2012
=136 SloveniaSlovenia 0.0 2012
=136 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.0 2012
=136 SamoaSamoa 0.0 2012
=136 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.0 2012
=136 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.0 2012
=136 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.0 2012
=136 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0 2012
=136 San MarinoSan Marino 0.0 2012
=136 CyprusCyprus 0.0 2012
=136 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.0 2012
=136 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2012
=136 TongaTonga 0.0 2012
=136 SwedenSweden 0.0 2012
=136 AustriaAustria 0.0 2012
=136 LatviaLatvia 0.0 2012
=136 BruneiBrunei 0.0 2012
=136 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.0 2012
=136 KiribatiKiribati 0.0 2012
=136 CroatiaCroatia 0.0 2012
=136 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.0 2012
=136 GrenadaGrenada 0.0 2012
=136 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2012
=136 UruguayUruguay 0.0 2012
=136 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 2012
=136 MaltaMalta 0.0 2012
=136 IcelandIceland 0.0 2012
=136 SingaporeSingapore 0.0 2012

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Interesting observations about People > Number of under-five deaths per 1000

  • Angola ranked first for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • Chad ranked first for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • Israel ranked first for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.
  • Azerbaijan ranked first for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst Europe in 2012.
  • Zimbabwe ranked first for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.
  • Sierra Leone ranked first for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked second for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Romania ranked first for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst European Union in 2012.
  • Pakistan ranked first for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2012.
  • Laos ranked first for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2012.
  • Burundi ranked first for number of under-five deaths per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
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