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Child Mortality (under-5)

Share of children who die before their fifth birthday (UN IGME estimates). Our World in Data, 2017–2024.

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Avg (2024)
2.4%
-0.10pp vs 2023
Improving
0
of 199 tracked
Declining
2
period over period
Stable
197
±0.5pp band

Child Mortality (under-5)

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Trend over time

Group average by period, 2017–2024.

0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.3% 20172018201920202021202220232024
AsiaEuropeAfricaAmericas

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Movers

Biggest period-over-period changes.

Top risers

EntityNowChange
🇩🇲 Dominica 3.6% +0.10pp
🇱🇧 Lebanon 1.8% +0.10pp
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% +0.10pp
🇭🇷 Croatia 0.6% +0.10pp
🇨🇺 Cuba 0.9% +0.10pp

Top fallers

EntityNowChange
🇱🇾 Libya 1% -2.2pp
🇪🇹 Ethiopia 4.5% -0.60pp
🇹🇩 Chad 9.7% -0.40pp
🇵🇸 Palestine 3.8% -0.40pp
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 9% -0.40pp

By group

Change by group, latest period.

Americas 0.00pp
Europe 0.00pp
Asia -0.10pp
Africa -0.20pp
GroupMembersAvgChange
Africa 54 5.3% -0.20pp
Asia 59 1.9% -0.10pp
Americas 39 1.5% 0.00pp
Europe 47 0.5% 0.00pp

Child Mortality (under-5) — full ranking

Every entity in this dataset, in HTML. The interactive panel above shows the same numbers; this is the one that survives without JavaScript.

199 entities, 2024, change vs 2023. Highest first.
#EntityChild Mortality (under-5)Change
1🇳🇬 Nigeria11.6%-0.10pp
2🇳🇪 Niger11.1%-0.20pp
3🇸🇴 Somalia10.1%-0.30pp
4🇹🇩 Chad9.7%-0.40pp
5🇸🇸 South Sudan9.7%0.00pp
6🇬🇳 Guinea9.2%-0.30pp
7🇨🇫 Central African Republic9%-0.30pp
8🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo9%-0.10pp
9🇸🇱 Sierra Leone9%-0.40pp
10🇱🇷 Liberia8.6%-0.10pp
11🇧🇯 Benin7.5%-0.20pp
12🇧🇫 Burkina Faso7.5%-0.20pp
13🇲🇱 Mali7.3%-0.30pp
14🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea6.8%-0.20pp
15🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau6.7%-0.30pp
16🇨🇲 Cameroon6.5%-0.20pp
17🇿🇼 Zimbabwe6.5%+0.10pp
18🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire6.4%-0.30pp
19🇲🇬 Madagascar6.2%-0.20pp
20🇸🇩 Sudan6.2%-0.10pp
21🇱🇸 Lesotho6%-0.10pp
22🇲🇿 Mozambique5.9%-0.30pp
23🇵🇰 Pakistan5.6%-0.20pp
24🇹🇬 Togo5.6%-0.20pp
25🇦🇫 Afghanistan5.3%-0.20pp
26🇭🇹 Haiti5.3%-0.10pp
27🇰🇮 Kiribati5.3%-0.20pp
28🇦🇴 Angola4.9%-0.20pp
29🇩🇯 Djibouti4.9%-0.20pp
30🇲🇼 Malawi4.9%-0.10pp
31🇺🇬 Uganda4.9%0.00pp
32🇹🇱 East Timor4.8%-0.10pp
33🇿🇲 Zambia4.8%-0.10pp
34🇧🇮 Burundi4.7%-0.20pp
35🇸🇿 Eswatini4.5%-0.10pp
36🇪🇹 Ethiopia4.5%-0.60pp
37🇬🇲 Gambia4.2%-0.20pp
38🇰🇲 Comoros3.9%-0.10pp
39🇨🇬 Congo3.9%-0.10pp
40🇰🇪 Kenya3.9%-0.10pp
41🇳🇦 Namibia3.9%-0.20pp
42🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea3.9%-0.20pp
43🇹🇲 Turkmenistan3.9%-0.10pp
44🇵🇸 Palestine3.8%-0.40pp
45🇷🇼 Rwanda3.8%-0.10pp
46🇾🇪 Yemen3.8%-0.10pp
47🇲🇷 Mauritania3.7%-0.10pp
48🇲🇲 Myanmar3.7%-0.10pp
49🇸🇳 Senegal3.7%-0.10pp
50🇹🇿 Tanzania3.7%-0.10pp
51🇩🇲 Dominica3.6%+0.10pp
52🇬🇭 Ghana3.6%-0.10pp
53🇿🇦 South Africa3.5%0.00pp
54🇪🇷 Eritrea3.4%-0.10pp
55🇧🇼 Botswana3.3%-0.20pp
56🇬🇦 Gabon3.3%-0.10pp
57🇩🇴 Dominican Republic3.1%0.00pp
58🇧🇩 Bangladesh3%-0.10pp
59🇫🇯 Fiji2.9%0.00pp
60🇱🇦 Laos2.9%-0.20pp
61🇹🇯 Tajikistan2.8%-0.10pp
62🇮🇳 India2.7%-0.10pp
63🇲🇭 Marshall Islands2.7%-0.10pp
64🇵🇭 Philippines2.6%-0.10pp
65🇬🇾 Guyana2.5%-0.10pp
66🇳🇵 Nepal2.5%-0.10pp
67🇳🇺 Niue2.4%-0.10pp
68🇻🇪 Venezuela2.4%0.00pp
69🇩🇿 Algeria2.2%0.00pp
70🇪🇬 Egypt2.2%-0.10pp
71🇮🇶 Iraq2.2%-0.10pp
72🇫🇲 Micronesia (country)2.2%-0.10pp
73🇬🇹 Guatemala2.1%0.00pp
74🇵🇼 Palau2.1%-0.10pp
75🇸🇧 Solomon Islands2%-0.10pp
76🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago1.9%0.00pp
77🇹🇻 Tuvalu1.9%-0.10pp
78🇦🇿 Azerbaijan1.8%-0.10pp
79🇰🇭 Cambodia1.8%-0.10pp
80🇬🇩 Grenada1.8%0.00pp
81🇮🇩 Indonesia1.8%0.00pp
82🇯🇲 Jamaica1.8%0.00pp
83🇱🇧 Lebanon1.8%+0.10pp
84🇸🇾 Syria1.8%-0.20pp
85🇧🇹 Bhutan1.7%-0.10pp
86🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan1.7%0.00pp
87🇰🇵 North Korea1.7%-0.10pp
88🇱🇨 Saint Lucia1.7%0.00pp
89🇻🇺 Vanuatu1.7%-0.10pp
90🇻🇳 Vietnam1.7%-0.10pp
91🇧🇴 Bolivia1.6%0.00pp
92🇲🇩 Moldova1.6%0.00pp
93🇲🇦 Morocco1.6%0.00pp
94🇵🇾 Paraguay1.6%-0.10pp
95🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis1.6%0.00pp
96🇸🇷 Suriname1.6%0.00pp
97🇭🇳 Honduras1.5%0.00pp
98🇲🇺 Mauritius1.5%0.00pp
99🇵🇦 Panama1.5%0.00pp
100🇼🇸 Samoa1.5%0.00pp
101🇧🇷 Brazil1.4%0.00pp
102🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe1.4%0.00pp
103🇸🇨 Seychelles1.4%0.00pp
104🇧🇿 Belize1.3%0.00pp
105🇨🇰 Cook Islands1.3%-0.10pp
106🇪🇨 Ecuador1.3%0.00pp
107🇯🇴 Jordan1.3%0.00pp
108🇲🇽 Mexico1.3%0.00pp
109🇲🇳 Mongolia1.3%-0.10pp
110🇵🇪 Peru1.3%0.00pp
111🇺🇿 Uzbekistan1.3%-0.10pp
112🇧🇸 Bahamas1.2%-0.10pp
113🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands1.2%-0.10pp
114🇨🇴 Colombia1.2%0.00pp
115🇹🇳 Tunisia1.2%-0.10pp
116🇨🇻 Cape Verde1.1%-0.10pp
117🇮🇷 Iran1.1%-0.10pp
118🇳🇮 Nicaragua1.1%-0.30pp
119🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.1%-0.10pp
120🇦🇷 Argentina1%0.00pp
121🇦🇲 Armenia1%0.00pp
122🇧🇧 Barbados1%0.00pp
123🇧🇳 Brunei1%0.00pp
124🇨🇷 Costa Rica1%0.00pp
125🇸🇻 El Salvador1%0.00pp
126🇱🇾 Libya1%-2.2pp
127🇴🇲 Oman1%0.00pp
128🇹🇴 Tonga1%0.00pp
129🇹🇷 Turkey1%-0.40pp
130🇦🇱 Albania0.9%0.00pp
131🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda0.9%0.00pp
132🇧🇭 Bahrain0.9%0.00pp
133🇨🇺 Cuba0.9%+0.10pp
134🇬🇪 Georgia0.9%0.00pp
135🇰🇿 Kazakhstan0.9%-0.10pp
136🇹🇭 Thailand0.9%0.00pp
137🇰🇼 Kuwait0.8%0.00pp
138🇲🇾 Malaysia0.8%0.00pp
139🇳🇷 Nauru0.8%-0.10pp
140🇺🇦 Ukraine0.8%0.00pp
141🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7%+0.10pp
142🇨🇱 Chile0.7%0.00pp
143🇷🇴 Romania0.7%0.00pp
144🇺🇾 Uruguay0.7%0.00pp
145🇦🇮 Anguilla0.6%0.00pp
146🇧🇬 Bulgaria0.6%0.00pp
147🇨🇳 China0.6%0.00pp
148🇭🇷 Croatia0.6%+0.10pp
149🇲🇸 Montserrat0.6%-0.10pp
150🇶🇦 Qatar0.6%0.00pp
151🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia0.6%0.00pp
152🇸🇰 Slovakia0.6%0.00pp
153🇱🇰 Sri Lanka0.6%0.00pp
154🇺🇸 United States0.6%0.00pp
155🇨🇦 Canada0.5%0.00pp
156🇨🇾 Cyprus0.5%0.00pp
157🇲🇻 Maldives0.5%-0.10pp
158🇲🇹 Malta0.5%0.00pp
159🇳🇿 New Zealand0.5%0.00pp
160🇷🇺 Russia0.5%0.00pp
161🇷🇸 Serbia0.5%0.00pp
162🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands0.5%0.00pp
163🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.5%0.00pp
164🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.5%0.00pp
165🇦🇺 Australia0.4%0.00pp
166🇧🇪 Belgium0.4%0.00pp
167🇩🇰 Denmark0.4%0.00pp
168🇫🇷 France0.4%0.00pp
169🇩🇪 Germany0.4%0.00pp
170🇬🇷 Greece0.4%0.00pp
171🇭🇺 Hungary0.4%0.00pp
172🇮🇪 Ireland0.4%0.00pp
173🇳🇱 Netherlands0.4%0.00pp
174🇵🇱 Poland0.4%0.00pp
175🇨🇭 Switzerland0.4%0.00pp
176🇦🇩 Andorra0.3%0.00pp
177🇦🇹 Austria0.3%0.00pp
178🇨🇿 Czechia0.3%0.00pp
179🇮🇸 Iceland0.3%0.00pp
180🇮🇱 Israel0.3%0.00pp
181🇮🇹 Italy0.3%0.00pp
182🇱🇻 Latvia0.3%0.00pp
183🇱🇹 Lithuania0.3%0.00pp
184🇲🇨 Monaco0.3%0.00pp
185🇲🇰 North Macedonia0.3%0.00pp
186🇵🇹 Portugal0.3%0.00pp
187🇸🇬 Singapore0.3%0.00pp
188🇰🇷 South Korea0.3%0.00pp
189🇪🇸 Spain0.3%0.00pp
190🇧🇾 Belarus0.2%0.00pp
191🇪🇪 Estonia0.2%0.00pp
192🇫🇮 Finland0.2%0.00pp
193🇯🇵 Japan0.2%0.00pp
194🇱🇺 Luxembourg0.2%0.00pp
195🇲🇪 Montenegro0.2%0.00pp
196🇳🇴 Norway0.2%0.00pp
197🇸🇮 Slovenia0.2%0.00pp
198🇸🇪 Sweden0.2%0.00pp
199🇸🇲 San Marino0.1%0.00pp

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