Under 5 Mortality Rate

This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.

  1. Nigeria decreased by 2.3% of Under 5 Mortality Rate in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Nigeria Under 5 Mortality Rate was down by 1.8% year on year reaching 117.2 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births.
  3. In 2019 Chad was number 3 in Under 5 Mortality Rate.
  4. In 2019 Mauritius was ranked number 99 in Under 5 Mortality Rate totalising 16 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births, from 104 in 2018.

Top Countries in Under 5 Mortality Rate

Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births - 1960 to 2019

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Nigeria
117 2019 -2.3 % -1.8 % View data
2 #2
Somalia
117 2019 -2.7 % -3.1 % View data
3 #3
Chad
114 2019 -3.3 % -3.1 % View data
4 #4
Central African Republic
110 2019 -3.6 % -3.5 % View data
5 #5
Sierra Leone
109 2019 -3.8 % -4.5 % View data
6 #6
Guinea
99 2019 -2.3 % -2.1 % View data
7 #7
South Sudan
96 2019 +0.0 % -0.0 % View data
8 #8
Mali
94 2019 -3.5 % -3.5 % View data
9 #9
Benin
90 2019 -2.7 % -2.4 % View data
10 #10
Burkina Faso
88 2019 -3.5 % -3.5 % View data
11 #11
Lesotho
86 2019 -0.2 % -1.7 % View data
12 #12
Democratic Republic of the Congo
85 2019 -3.2 % -3.3 % View data
13 #13
Liberia
85 2019 -2.1 % -2.1 % View data
14 #14
Equatorial Guinea
82 2019 -3.4 % -3.4 % View data
15 #15
Niger
80 2019 -3.6 % -4.0 % View data
16 #16
Ivory Coast
79 2019 -3.8 % -3.3 % View data
17 #17
Guinea-Bissau
79 2019 -3.6 % -3.6 % View data
18 #18
Cameroon
75 2019 -3.5 % -4.2 % View data
19 #19
Angola
75 2019 -3.9 % -4.3 % View data
20 #20
Mozambique
74 2019 -3.6 % -3.6 % View data
21 #21
Mauritania
73 2019 -3.2 % -3.1 % View data
22 #22
Pakistan
67 2019 -3.2 % -3.0 % View data
23 #23
Togo
67 2019 -3.2 % -3.0 % View data
24 #24
Comoros
63 2019 -3.4 % -3.3 % View data
25 #25
Haiti
63 2019 -2.9 % -2.8 % View data
26 #26
Zambia
62 2019 -2.5 % -2.4 % View data
27 #27
Afghanistan
60 2019 -3.5 % -3.9 % View data
28 #28
Sudan
58 2019 -3.1 % -2.9 % View data
28 #28
Yemen
58 2019 -0.2 % +1.1 % View data
30 #30
Djibouti
58 2019 -3.0 % -3.2 % View data
31 #31
Burundi
57 2019 -3.9 % -4.4 % View data
32 #32
Zimbabwe
55 2019 -2.3 % -3.3 % View data
33 #33
Gambia
52 2019 -3.7 % -3.7 % View data
34 #34
Kiribati
51 2019 -3.0 % -2.9 % View data
35 #35
Ethiopia
51 2019 -4.5 % -5.1 % View data
36 #36
Madagascar
51 2019 -3.3 % -3.3 % View data
37 #37
Tanzania
50 2019 -2.9 % -3.4 % View data
38 #38
Swaziland
49 2019 -10.7 % -5.9 % View data
39 #39
Republic of the Congo
48 2019 -3.0 % -3.1 % View data
40 #40
Ghana
46 2019 -3.8 % -4.2 % View data
41 #41
Uganda
46 2019 -4.6 % -5.1 % View data
42 #42
Laos
46 2019 -3.8 % -4.1 % View data
43 #43
Senegal
45 2019 -3.6 % -3.8 % View data
44 #44
Papua New Guinea
45 2019 -3.2 % -2.9 % View data
45 #45
Myanmar
45 2019 -3.7 % -3.6 % View data
46 #46
East Timor
44 2019 -3.1 % -3.4 % View data
47 #47
Kenya
43 2019 -3.1 % -3.4 % View data
48 #48
Gabon
43 2019 -2.5 % -4.1 % View data
49 #49
Namibia
42 2019 -2.1 % -2.5 % View data
50 #50
Turkmenistan
42 2019 -0.9 % +0.1 % View data
51 #51
Botswana
42 2019 -3.3 % +1.4 % View data
51 #51
Malawi
42 2019 -5.2 % -6.4 % View data
53 #53
Eritrea
41 2019 -3.3 % -3.3 % View data
54 #54
Dominica
35 2019 +2.1 % +3.2 % View data
55 #55
South Africa
35 2019 -1.4 % -2.0 % View data
56 #56
India
34 2019 -5.5 % -5.8 % View data
56 #56
Rwanda
34 2019 -4.5 % -5.0 % View data
58 #58
Tajikistan
34 2019 -2.9 % -2.7 % View data
59 #59
Marshall Islands
32 2019 -3.0 % -2.8 % View data
60 #60
Nauru
31 2019 -3.1 % -2.9 % View data
61 #61
Bangladesh
31 2019 -4.6 % -4.8 % View data
61 #61
Nepal
31 2019 -3.5 % -4.1 % View data
63 #63
Sao Tome and Principe
30 2019 -3.6 % -3.9 % View data
64 #64
Federated States of Micronesia
29 2019 -3.6 % -3.3 % View data
65 #65
Guyana
29 2019 -3.3 % -3.0 % View data
66 #66
Bhutan
29 2019 -3.7 % -3.8 % View data
67 #67
Dominican Republic
28 2019 -2.8 % -2.7 % View data
68 #68
Philippines
27 2019 -2.5 % -2.0 % View data
69 #69
Cambodia
27 2019 -3.6 % -4.4 % View data
70 #70
Bolivia
26 2019 -3.7 % -4.5 % View data
71 #71
Iraq
26 2019 -3.4 % -3.2 % View data
71 #71
Vanuatu
26 2019 -2.6 % -2.4 % View data
73 #73
Fiji
26 2019 +0.4 % +1.4 % View data
74 #74
Guatemala
25 2019 -3.5 % -3.6 % View data
75 #75
Venezuela
24 2019 +0.0 % +6.1 % View data
76 #76
Indonesia
24 2019 -3.6 % -3.7 % View data
76 #76
Tuvalu
24 2019 -3.2 % -3.3 % View data
78 #78
Algeria
23 2019 -2.1 % -1.8 % View data
79 #79
Saint Lucia
22 2019 +1.4 % +1.6 % View data
80 #80
Syria
22 2019 -2.7 % -2.1 % View data
81 #81
Morocco
21 2019 -3.6 % -4.2 % View data
82 #82
Azerbaijan
20 2019 -5.6 % -6.3 % View data
83 #83
Egypt
20 2019 -3.3 % -3.5 % View data
84 #84
Vietnam
20 2019 -2.5 % -1.8 % View data
85 #85
Solomon Islands
20 2019 -3.0 % -3.0 % View data
86 #86
Palestine
19 2019 -2.5 % -2.3 % View data
86 #86
Paraguay
19 2019 -3.5 % -3.3 % View data
88 #88
Kyrgyzstan
18 2019 -4.7 % -4.9 % View data
89 #89
Suriname
18 2019 -2.7 % -2.9 % View data
90 #90
Trinidad and Tobago
18 2019 -3.3 % -2.9 % View data
91 #91
Uzbekistan
17 2019 -5.4 % -6.7 % View data
92 #92
North Korea
17 2019 -5.0 % -5.0 % View data
92 #92
Palau
17 2019 -3.4 % -3.2 % View data
94 #94
Tunisia
17 2019 -0.6 % -0.5 % View data
95 #95
Honduras
17 2019 -3.5 % -3.4 % View data
96 #96
Nicaragua
17 2019 -4.0 % -3.9 % View data
96 #96
Tonga
17 2019 -1.2 % -0.2 % View data
98 #98
Grenada
17 2019 -0.6 % +0.6 % View data
99 #99
Mauritius
16 2019 +3.9 % +1.6 % View data
100 #100
Jordan
16 2019 -3.1 % -2.9 % View data
100 #100
Mongolia
16 2019 -5.5 % -6.6 % View data
102 #102
Saint Kitts and Nevis
15 2019 -2.5 % -2.1 % View data
103 #103
Samoa
15 2019 -3.2 % -2.8 % View data
104 #104
Cape Verde
15 2019 -5.7 % -6.6 % View data
104 #104
Panama
15 2019 -2.6 % -3.2 % View data
106 #106
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
15 2019 -3.3 % -3.5 % View data
107 #107
Moldova
14 2019 -2.0 % -2.0 % View data
108 #108
Mexico
14 2019 -3.4 % -3.2 % View data
108 #108
Seychelles
14 2019 -2.1 % -0.6 % View data
110 #110
Ecuador
14 2019 -2.1 % -2.0 % View data
111 #111
Brazil
14 2019 -3.5 % -3.0 % View data
111 #111
Iran
14 2019 -3.5 % -3.6 % View data
111 #111
Jamaica
14 2019 -2.8 % -3.0 % View data
114 #114
Colombia
14 2019 -2.8 % -3.0 % View data
115 #115
El Salvador
13 2019 -2.9 % -3.5 % View data
116 #116
Peru
13 2019 -3.6 % -4.3 % View data
117 #117
Barbados
13 2019 -2.3 % -2.4 % View data
118 #118
Bahamas
13 2019 -2.3 % -2.5 % View data
119 #119
Belize
12 2019 -5.4 % -5.2 % View data
120 #120
Armenia
12 2019 -4.8 % -4.8 % View data
121 #121
Libya
12 2019 -3.4 % -3.6 % View data
122 #122
Brunei
11 2019 +1.8 % +1.9 % View data
122 #122
Oman
11 2019 +0.0 % +0.3 % View data
124 #124
Kazakhstan
11 2019 +1.9 % -4.2 % View data
125 #125
Turkey
10 2019 -6.5 % -6.2 % View data
126 #126
Albania
10 2019 +2.1 % -0.4 % View data
127 #127
Georgia
10 2019 -2.0 % -2.5 % View data
128 #128
Argentina
9 2019 -5.1 % -5.1 % View data
129 #129
Thailand
9 2019 -4.3 % -4.5 % View data
130 #130
Costa Rica
9 2019 -1.1 % -1.6 % View data
130 #130
Malaysia
9 2019 +2.4 % +1.5 % View data
132 #132
Ukraine
8 2019 -2.3 % -3.0 % View data
133 #133
China
8 2019 -7.1 % -7.4 % View data
133 #133
Kuwait
8 2019 -2.5 % -2.6 % View data
135 #135
Maldives
8 2019 -7.3 % -6.8 % View data
136 #136
United Arab Emirates
8 2019 -1.3 % -1.0 % View data
137 #137
Lebanon
7 2019 -2.7 % -3.7 % View data
138 #138
Sri Lanka
7 2019 -4.0 % -5.3 % View data
138 #138
Uruguay
7 2019 -5.3 % -5.0 % View data
140 #140
Chile
7 2019 -2.8 % -2.9 % View data
140 #140
Malta
7 2019 -1.4 % +0.0 % View data
140 #140
Romania
7 2019 -6.7 % -6.5 % View data
143 #143
Bahrain
7 2019 -2.8 % -2.2 % View data
144 #144
Bulgaria
7 2019 -4.3 % -4.9 % View data
145 #145
Antigua and Barbuda
7 2019 -4.3 % -4.0 % View data
145 #145
Saudi Arabia
7 2019 -5.7 % -6.2 % View data
147 #147
Qatar
7 2019 -4.4 % -4.3 % View data
147 #147
United States
7 2019 -1.5 % -1.2 % View data
149 #149
Macedonia
6 2019 -21.8 % -13.4 % View data
150 #150
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 2019 -1.7 % -1.6 % View data
151 #151
Russia
6 2019 -7.9 % -8.2 % View data
151 #151
Slovakia
6 2019 -1.7 % -1.9 % View data
153 #153
Serbia
5 2019 -3.6 % -4.3 % View data
154 #154
Cuba
5 2019 -1.9 % -2.2 % View data
155 #155
Canada
5 2019 -2.0 % -1.9 % View data
156 #156
Croatia
5 2019 +0.0 % -0.8 % View data
157 #157
New Zealand
5 2019 -4.1 % -3.4 % View data
158 #158
France
5 2019 +2.3 % +1.9 % View data
159 #159
Poland
4 2019 -2.2 % -2.5 % View data
160 #160
United Kingdom
4 2019 +0.0 % -0.9 % View data
161 #161
Netherlands
4 2019 +0.0 % -0.5 % View data
161 #161
Switzerland
4 2019 -2.4 % -1.9 % View data
163 #163
Denmark
4 2019 -2.6 % -1.5 % View data
163 #163
Germany
4 2019 -2.6 % -0.5 % View data
163 #163
Greece
4 2019 -5.0 % -2.4 % View data
166 #166
Hungary
4 2019 -7.5 % -7.3 % View data
166 #166
Israel
4 2019 +0.0 % -1.6 % View data
166 #166
Lithuania
4 2019 -7.5 % -5.8 % View data
166 #166
Portugal
4 2019 +0.0 % +0.6 % View data
170 #170
Australia
4 2019 -2.7 % -2.1 % View data
170 #170
Latvia
4 2019 -7.7 % -8.1 % View data
172 #172
Austria
4 2019 +0.0 % -1.6 % View data
173 #173
Belgium
3 2019 -2.9 % -3.7 % View data
174 #174
Ireland
3 2019 -2.9 % -2.8 % View data
175 #175
Belarus
3 2019 -5.9 % -5.7 % View data
175 #175
Czech Republic
3 2019 +0.0 % +0.6 % View data
175 #175
South Korea
3 2019 -3.0 % -2.3 % View data
178 #178
Italy
3 2019 -3.1 % -3.0 % View data
178 #178
Monaco
3 2019 -3.1 % -3.0 % View data
178 #178
Spain
3 2019 -3.1 % -1.8 % View data
181 #181
Andorra
3 2019 -3.2 % -4.1 % View data
182 #182
Luxembourg
3 2019 +0.0 % -0.7 % View data
183 #183
Sweden
3 2019 -3.7 % -2.2 % View data
184 #184
Japan
3 2019 +0.0 % -2.2 % View data
184 #184
Singapore
3 2019 -3.9 % -1.5 % View data
186 #186
Estonia
2 2019 -7.7 % -6.7 % View data
186 #186
Finland
2 2019 +0.0 % -1.6 % View data
186 #186
Norway
2 2019 -4.0 % -3.0 % View data
189 #189
Cyprus
2 2019 -4.2 % -4.5 % View data
189 #189
Montenegro
2 2019 -8.0 % -10.5 % View data
191 #191
Slovenia
2 2019 -4.5 % -4.2 % View data
192 #192
Iceland
2 2019 +0.0 % -2.8 % View data
193 #193
San Marino
2 2019 +0.0 % -4.1 % View data

Source: World Bank

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