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Child Mortality by Country

Compare under-5 mortality rates by country or region: deaths per 1,000 live births. One of the strongest measures of child welfare since 1960. Source: World Bank.

Highest child mortality rate · deaths per 1,000 live births · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2022

196 countries · 2022

#Country / Regiondeaths per 1,000 live births▼
1Central African RepublicCAF387.4 / 1k
2Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM142.9 / 1k
3NigerNER117.1 / 1k
4NigeriaNGA108.1 / 1k
5ChadTCD104.3 / 1k
6South SudanSSD98.7 / 1k
7GuineaGIN97.8 / 1k
8Sierra LeoneSLE97.7 / 1k
9MaliMLI94.0 / 1k
10BeninBEN80.4 / 1k
11Burkina FasoBFA79.9 / 1k
12Congo, Dem. Rep.COD75.7 / 1k
13LiberiaLBR75.1 / 1k
14Equatorial GuineaGNQ73.4 / 1k
15Guinea-BissauGNB71.6 / 1k
16CameroonCMR69.5 / 1k
17Cote d'IvoireCIV69.2 / 1k
18AngolaAGO66.4 / 1k
19MadagascarMDG65.7 / 1k
20MozambiqueMOZ64.3 / 1k
21LesothoLSO61.5 / 1k
22PakistanPAK60.5 / 1k
23TogoTGO60.2 / 1k
24AfghanistanAFG57.4 / 1k
25HaitiHTI56.9 / 1k
26KiribatiKIR56.5 / 1k
27DjiboutiDJI52.2 / 1k
28SudanSDN51.8 / 1k
29Timor-LesteTLS51.4 / 1k
30BurundiBDI50.8 / 1k
31EthiopiaETH48.2 / 1k
32ZambiaZMB46.7 / 1k
33EswatiniSWZ46.2 / 1k
34ZimbabweZWE46.0 / 1k
35Gambia, TheGMB45.6 / 1k
36NamibiaNAM42.0 / 1k
37Congo, Rep.COG41.9 / 1k
38Papua New GuineaPNG41.7 / 1k
39ComorosCOM41.1 / 1k
40KenyaKEN41.1 / 1k
41TurkmenistanTKM41.0 / 1k
42Yemen, Rep.YEM40.8 / 1k
43RwandaRWA40.8 / 1k
44BotswanaBWA40.7 / 1k
45TanzaniaTZA40.5 / 1k
46UgandaUGA40.5 / 1k
47Lao PDRLAO40.4 / 1k
48SenegalSEN40.4 / 1k
49MyanmarMMR40.0 / 1k
50MalawiMWI39.9 / 1k
51MauritaniaMRT39.1 / 1k
52GhanaGHA38.5 / 1k
53EritreaERI36.6 / 1k
54DominicaDMA35.1 / 1k
55South AfricaZAF34.4 / 1k
56GabonGAB34.1 / 1k
57Dominican RepublicDOM32.2 / 1k
58BangladeshBGD30.7 / 1k
59IndiaIND29.1 / 1k
60Marshall IslandsMHL29.1 / 1k
61FijiFJI28.9 / 1k
62TajikistanTJK27.7 / 1k
63NepalNPL27.5 / 1k
64PhilippinesPHL27.3 / 1k
65GuyanaGUY26.6 / 1k
66Venezuela, RBVEN24.3 / 1k
67BhutanBTN23.9 / 1k
68Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM23.9 / 1k
69BoliviaBOL23.9 / 1k
70CambodiaKHM23.8 / 1k
71IraqIRQ23.3 / 1k
72PalauPLW22.7 / 1k
73AlgeriaDZA22.3 / 1k
74GuatemalaGTM22.1 / 1k
75IndonesiaIDN21.3 / 1k
76Solomon IslandsSLB21.2 / 1k
77Syrian Arab RepublicSYR21.1 / 1k
78TuvaluTUV20.5 / 1k
79Viet NamVNM20.4 / 1k
80Trinidad and TobagoTTO19.6 / 1k
81AzerbaijanAZE19.4 / 1k
82JamaicaJAM19.3 / 1k
83GrenadaGRD18.5 / 1k
84Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY18.1 / 1k
85Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK17.7 / 1k
86ParaguayPRY17.6 / 1k
87LebanonLBN17.3 / 1k
88MoroccoMAR17.2 / 1k
89Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ17.2 / 1k
90VanuatuVUT17.1 / 1k
91SurinameSUR16.8 / 1k
92St. Kitts and NevisKNA16.8 / 1k
93SamoaWSM16.2 / 1k
94PeruPER16.1 / 1k
95HondurasHND16.0 / 1k
96St. LuciaLCA15.8 / 1k
97MauritiusMUS15.5 / 1k
98MoldovaMDA14.8 / 1k
99BrazilBRA14.6 / 1k
100Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP14.6 / 1k
101SeychellesSYC14.5 / 1k
102West Bank and GazaPSE14.2 / 1k
103TunisiaTUN13.9 / 1k
104MongoliaMNG13.9 / 1k
105NicaraguaNIC13.9 / 1k
106PanamaPAN13.9 / 1k
107UzbekistanUZB13.8 / 1k
108JordanJOR13.6 / 1k
109EcuadorECU13.2 / 1k
110British Virgin IslandsVGB13.1 / 1k
111Bahamas, TheBHS12.9 / 1k
112MexicoMEX12.9 / 1k
113BelizeBLZ12.8 / 1k
114ColombiaCOL12.4 / 1k
115Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN12.2 / 1k
116Cabo VerdeCPV12.1 / 1k
117St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT11.1 / 1k
118El SalvadorSLV10.8 / 1k
119ArmeniaARM10.5 / 1k
120LibyaLBY10.5 / 1k
121OmanOMN10.5 / 1k
122BarbadosBRB10.4 / 1k
123TongaTON10.2 / 1k
124Costa RicaCRI10.1 / 1k
125ArgentinaARG9.8 / 1k
126KazakhstanKAZ9.8 / 1k
127Antigua and BarbudaATG9.6 / 1k
128TurkiyeTUR9.6 / 1k
129ThailandTHA9.5 / 1k
130KosovoXKX9.5 / 1k
131Brunei DarussalamBRN9.5 / 1k
132NauruNRU9.5 / 1k
133AlbaniaALB9.4 / 1k
134GeorgiaGEO9.3 / 1k
135KuwaitKWT8.8 / 1k
136UkraineUKR8.5 / 1k
137BahrainBHR8.4 / 1k
138MalaysiaMYS8.1 / 1k
139CubaCUB7.9 / 1k
140UruguayURY6.8 / 1k
141ChileCHL6.8 / 1k
142RomaniaROU6.6 / 1k
143ChinaCHN6.6 / 1k
144United StatesUSA6.5 / 1k
145Sri LankaLKA6.4 / 1k
146Saudi ArabiaSAU6.4 / 1k
147Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH6.2 / 1k
148BulgariaBGR6.2 / 1k
149QatarQAT6.1 / 1k
150MaldivesMDV6.0 / 1k
151Slovak RepublicSVK6.0 / 1k
152Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA5.8 / 1k
153MaltaMLT5.7 / 1k
154United Arab EmiratesARE5.3 / 1k
155SerbiaSRB5.3 / 1k
156CanadaCAN5.1 / 1k
157New ZealandNZL4.8 / 1k
158Russian FederationRUS4.7 / 1k
159CroatiaHRV4.6 / 1k
160United KingdomGBR4.5 / 1k
161PolandPOL4.4 / 1k
162FranceFRA4.3 / 1k
163North MacedoniaMKD4.1 / 1k
164SwitzerlandCHE4.0 / 1k
165NetherlandsNLD4.0 / 1k
166HungaryHUN3.9 / 1k
167GreeceGRC3.8 / 1k
168IrelandIRL3.7 / 1k
169GermanyDEU3.7 / 1k
170AustraliaAUS3.7 / 1k
171BelgiumBEL3.7 / 1k
172CyprusCYP3.5 / 1k
173LithuaniaLTU3.5 / 1k
174DenmarkDNK3.5 / 1k
175IsraelISR3.4 / 1k
176PortugalPRT3.2 / 1k
177LatviaLVA3.2 / 1k
178AustriaAUT3.2 / 1k
179SpainESP3.1 / 1k
180Korea, Rep.KOR2.8 / 1k
181ItalyITA2.8 / 1k
182MonacoMCO2.8 / 1k
183CzechiaCZE2.7 / 1k
184MontenegroMNE2.7 / 1k
185AndorraAND2.7 / 1k
186IcelandISL2.6 / 1k
187BelarusBLR2.6 / 1k
188SwedenSWE2.5 / 1k
189JapanJPN2.4 / 1k
190LuxembourgLUX2.4 / 1k
191NorwayNOR2.3 / 1k
192SloveniaSVN2.3 / 1k
193FinlandFIN2.3 / 1k
194SingaporeSGP2.2 / 1k
195EstoniaEST2.2 / 1k
196San MarinoSMR1.5 / 1k

2022 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Child Mortality · 2022

  • ›In 2022, Central African Republic leads all 196 ranked nations in child mortality, recording 387.4 / 1k — followed by Somalia, Fed. Rep. (142.9 / 1k) and Niger (117.1 / 1k).
  • ›The gap is staggering: Central African Republic has 258× the child mortality of San Marino, which sits at the bottom with just 1.5 / 1k.
  • ›The median country scores 14.6 / 1k, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's child mortality in 2022.
  • ›The five leading nations — Central African Republic, Somalia, Fed. Rep., Niger, Nigeria and Chad — dominate the global child mortality ranking in 2022.
  • ›196 countries and territories reported child mortality data for 2022. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Child Mortality indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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