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Under-5 mortality rate is the probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000.
Mortality Statistics > rate, under-5 > per 1,000 (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Sierra Leone :
282 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Sierra Leone
# 2
Afghanistan :
268 per 1,000
1985
Mortality in Afghanistan
# 3
Angola :
260 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Angola
# 4
Niger :
256 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Niger
# 5
Liberia :
235 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Liberia
# 6
Somalia :
225 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Somalia
# 7
Mali :
218 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Mali
# 8
Chad :
208.3 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Chad
= 9
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
205 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
= 9
Equatorial Guinea :
205 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Equatorial Guinea
# 11
Rwanda :
203 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Rwanda
# 12
Guinea-Bissau :
200 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Guinea-Bissau
# 13
Côte d'Ivoire :
195 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Côte d'Ivoire
# 14
Nigeria :
194 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Nigeria
# 15
Central African Republic :
193 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Central African Republic
# 16
Burkina Faso :
191 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Burkina Faso
# 17
Burundi :
190 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Burundi
# 18
Zambia :
182 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Zambia
= 19
Guinea :
160 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Guinea
= 19
Swaziland :
160 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Swaziland
# 21
Benin :
150 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Benin
# 22
Cameroon :
149 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Cameroon
# 23
Mozambique :
145 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Mozambique
# 24
Togo :
139 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Togo
# 25
Gambia, The :
137 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Gambia, The
# 26
Uganda :
136 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Uganda
# 27
Djibouti :
133 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Djibouti
# 28
Zimbabwe :
132 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Zimbabwe
# 29
Lesotho :
131.8 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Lesotho
# 30
Ethiopia :
127 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Ethiopia
# 31
Malawi :
125.3 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Malawi
# 32
Mauritania :
125 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Mauritania
= 33
Tanzania :
122 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Tanzania
= 33
Iraq :
122 per 1,000
1995
Mortality in Iraq
= 35
Kenya :
120 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Kenya
= 35
Botswana :
120 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Botswana
= 35
Haiti :
120 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Haiti
# 38
Madagascar :
119 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Madagascar
# 39
Senegal :
118.7 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Senegal
# 40
São Tomé and Príncipe :
118 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 41
Ghana :
112 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Ghana
# 42
Congo, Republic of the :
108 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Congo, Republic of the
# 43
Burma :
105 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Burma
# 44
Turkmenistan :
104 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Turkmenistan
# 45
Yemen :
102 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Yemen
# 46
Pakistan :
99 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Pakistan
# 47
Gabon :
91 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Gabon
# 48
Sudan :
90 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Sudan
# 49
Azerbaijan :
89 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Azerbaijan
# 50
Cambodia :
87.3 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Cambodia
# 51
Laos :
79 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Laos
# 52
Eritrea :
78 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Eritrea
# 53
Bhutan :
75 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Bhutan
# 54
Papua New Guinea :
74.4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Papua New Guinea
= 55
India :
74 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in India
= 55
Nepal :
74 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Nepal
= 57
Bangladesh :
73 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Bangladesh
= 57
Kazakhstan :
73 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Kazakhstan
# 59
Tajikistan :
71.4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Tajikistan
# 60
Comoros :
71 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Comoros
= 61
South Africa :
68 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in South Africa
= 61
Uzbekistan :
68 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Uzbekistan
# 63
Kyrgyzstan :
67 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Kyrgyzstan
= 64
Kiribati :
65 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Kiribati
= 64
Bolivia :
65 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Bolivia
# 66
Guyana :
63 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Guyana
# 67
Namibia :
62 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Namibia
# 68
East Timor :
61.3 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in East Timor
# 69
Marshall Islands :
58 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Marshall Islands
# 70
Korea, North :
55 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Korea, North
# 71
Mongolia :
49 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Mongolia
# 72
Georgia :
45 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Georgia
# 73
Guatemala :
43 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Guatemala
# 74
Maldives :
42 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Maldives
# 75
Micronesia, Federated States of :
41.8 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Micronesia, Federated States of
= 76
Morocco :
40 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Morocco
= 76
Honduras :
40 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Honduras
= 78
Algeria :
39 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Algeria
= 78
Suriname :
39 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Suriname
# 80
Vanuatu :
38 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Vanuatu
# 81
Nicaragua :
37 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Nicaragua
= 82
Iran :
36 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Iran
= 82
Indonesia :
36 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Indonesia
# 84
Cape Verde :
35 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Cape Verde
= 85
Philippines :
33 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Philippines
= 85
Egypt :
33 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Egypt
= 85
Brazil :
33 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Brazil
# 88
Dominican Republic :
31 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Dominican Republic
# 89
Lebanon :
30 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Lebanon
# 90
Armenia :
29.4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Armenia
= 91
Turkey :
29 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Turkey
= 91
Samoa :
29 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Samoa
# 93
Solomon Islands :
28.7 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Solomon Islands
# 94
Peru :
27.3 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Peru
= 95
China :
27 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in China
= 95
El Salvador :
27 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in El Salvador
= 95
Mexico :
27 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Mexico
= 98
Saudi Arabia :
26 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Saudi Arabia
= 98
Jordan :
26 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Jordan
# 100
Ecuador :
25 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Ecuador
= 101
Panama :
24 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Panama
= 101
Tonga :
24 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Tonga
= 101
Tunisia :
24 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Tunisia
# 104
Paraguay :
23 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Paraguay
# 105
Colombia :
21.4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Colombia
# 106
Venezuela :
21.3 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Venezuela
= 107
Qatar :
21 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Qatar
= 107
Grenada :
21 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Grenada
= 107
Thailand :
21 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Thailand
= 110
Jamaica :
20 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Jamaica
= 110
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
20 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
= 110
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
20 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Saint Kitts and Nevis
= 113
Vietnam :
19 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Vietnam
= 113
Libya :
19 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Libya
= 113
Romania :
19 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Romania
= 113
Trinidad and Tobago :
19 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Trinidad and Tobago
= 117
Argentina :
18 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Argentina
= 117
Albania :
18 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Albania
# 119
Fiji :
17.9 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Fiji
# 120
Russia :
17.5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Russia
# 121
Belize :
17.2 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Belize
= 122
Macedonia, Republic of :
17 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Macedonia, Republic of
= 122
Ukraine :
17 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Ukraine
# 124
Moldova :
16.1 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Moldova
# 125
Uruguay :
15.1 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Uruguay
= 126
Serbia and Montenegro :
15 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Serbia and Montenegro
= 126
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
15 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 126
Bulgaria :
15 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Bulgaria
= 126
Mauritius :
15 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Mauritius
= 126
Bahamas, The :
15 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Bahamas, The
= 126
Dominica :
15 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Dominica
# 132
Syria :
14.5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Syria
= 133
Saint Lucia :
14 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Saint Lucia
= 133
Sri Lanka :
14 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Sri Lanka
# 135
Seychelles :
13 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Seychelles
= 136
Antigua and Barbuda :
12 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Antigua and Barbuda
= 136
Malaysia :
12 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Malaysia
= 136
Costa Rica :
12 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Costa Rica
= 136
Oman :
12 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Oman
= 136
Barbados :
12 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Barbados
# 141
Belarus :
11.5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Belarus
# 142
Palau :
11.4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Palau
= 143
Bahrain :
11 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Bahrain
= 143
Kuwait :
11 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Kuwait
= 143
Latvia :
11 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Latvia
# 146
Chile :
10 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Chile
= 147
Lithuania :
9 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Lithuania
= 147
Brunei :
9 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Brunei
# 149
United Arab Emirates :
8.5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in United Arab Emirates
= 150
Hungary :
8 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Hungary
= 150
Slovakia :
8 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Slovakia
= 152
United States :
7 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in United States
= 152
Poland :
7 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Poland
= 152
Croatia :
7 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Croatia
= 152
Cuba :
7 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Cuba
= 152
Estonia :
7 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Estonia
= 157
New Zealand :
6 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in New Zealand
= 157
United Kingdom :
6 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in United Kingdom
= 157
Malta :
6 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Malta
= 157
Ireland :
6 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Ireland
= 157
Israel :
6 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Israel
= 157
Australia :
6 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Australia
= 157
Canada :
6 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Canada
= 164
France :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in France
= 164
Netherlands :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Netherlands
= 164
Austria :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Austria
= 164
Monaco :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Monaco
= 164
Cyprus :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Cyprus
= 164
Switzerland :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Switzerland
= 164
Portugal :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Portugal
= 164
Korea, South :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Korea, South
= 164
Denmark :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Denmark
= 164
Greece :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Greece
= 164
Belgium :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Belgium
= 164
Germany :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Germany
= 164
Spain :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Spain
= 164
Luxembourg :
5 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Luxembourg
= 178
Sweden :
4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Sweden
= 178
Norway :
4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Norway
= 178
Slovenia :
4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Slovenia
= 178
Liechtenstein :
4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Liechtenstein
= 178
Italy :
4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Italy
= 178
Japan :
4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Japan
= 178
Czech Republic :
4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Czech Republic
= 178
Finland :
4 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Finland
= 186
Iceland :
3 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Iceland
= 186
Singapore :
3 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Singapore
= 186
San Marino :
3 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in San Marino
= 186
Andorra :
3 per 1,000
2005
Mortality in Andorra
Weighted average:
59.3 per 1,000
DEFINITION: Under-5 mortality rate is the probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000.
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NOTES: These statistics are derived from official causes of death detailed on certificates of death by each country. Rather than being a true indicator of the number of deaths attributed to a particular cause, mortality statistics reveal more about a particular country's reporting processes.
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CITATION
"rate, under-5 > per 1,000 by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/mor_rat_und_per_1000-under-5-per-1-000
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