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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.
Mortality Statistics > rate, under-5 > per 1,000 (2000) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Sierra Leone :
286 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Sierra Leone
# 2
Niger :
270 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Niger
# 3
Angola :
260 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Angola
# 4
Liberia :
235 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Liberia
# 5
Somalia :
225 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Somalia
# 6
Mali :
224 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Mali
# 7
Guinea-Bissau :
215 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Guinea-Bissau
# 8
Nigeria :
207 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Nigeria
# 9
Chad :
205.2 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Chad
# 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
205 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 11
Rwanda :
203 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Rwanda
# 12
Equatorial Guinea :
200 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Equatorial Guinea
# 13
Burkina Faso :
196 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Burkina Faso
# 14
Central African Republic :
193 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Central African Republic
# 15
Burundi :
190 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Burundi
# 16
Côte d'Ivoire :
188 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Côte d'Ivoire
# 17
Guinea :
183.1 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Guinea
# 18
Zambia :
182 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Zambia
# 19
Mozambique :
178 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Mozambique
# 20
Benin :
160 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Benin
# 21
Malawi :
155.3 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Malawi
# 22
Cameroon :
151 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Cameroon
# 23
Ethiopia :
150.6 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Ethiopia
# 24
Djibouti :
147 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Djibouti
# 25
Uganda :
145 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Uganda
# 26
Togo :
142 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Togo
# 27
Swaziland :
142 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Swaziland
# 28
Gambia, The :
141.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Gambia, The
# 29
Tanzania :
141 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Tanzania
# 30
Madagascar :
137 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Madagascar
# 31
Senegal :
132.6 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Senegal
# 32
Haiti :
126 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Haiti
# 33
Mauritania :
125 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Mauritania
# 34
São Tomé and Príncipe :
118 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 35
Zimbabwe :
117 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Zimbabwe
# 36
Kenya :
117 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Kenya
# 37
Ghana :
112 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Ghana
# 38
Yemen :
110 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Yemen
# 39
Burma :
110 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Burma
# 40
Lesotho :
108.4 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Lesotho
# 41
Congo, Republic of the :
108 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Congo, Republic of the
# 42
Pakistan :
108 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Pakistan
# 43
East Timor :
106.8 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in East Timor
# 44
Cambodia :
103.2 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Cambodia
# 45
Botswana :
101 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Botswana
# 46
Laos :
101 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Laos
# 47
Bhutan :
100 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Bhutan
# 48
Turkmenistan :
99 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Turkmenistan
# 49
Sudan :
97 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Sudan
# 50
Eritrea :
97 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Eritrea
# 51
Nepal :
95 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Nepal
# 52
India :
94 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in India
# 53
Tajikistan :
93.3 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Tajikistan
# 54
Azerbaijan :
93 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Azerbaijan
# 55
Bangladesh :
92 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Bangladesh
# 56
Gabon :
91 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Gabon
# 57
Bolivia :
84 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Bolivia
# 58
Comoros :
84 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Comoros
# 59
Papua New Guinea :
80.4 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Papua New Guinea
# 60
Kazakhstan :
73 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Kazakhstan
# 61
Uzbekistan :
71 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Uzbekistan
# 62
Kiribati :
70 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Kiribati
# 63
Kyrgyzstan :
70 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Kyrgyzstan
# 64
Guyana :
70 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Guyana
# 65
Namibia :
69 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Namibia
# 66
Marshall Islands :
68 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Marshall Islands
# 67
Mongolia :
65 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Mongolia
# 68
South Africa :
63 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in South Africa
# 69
Maldives :
60 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Maldives
# 70
Korea, North :
55 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Korea, North
# 71
Morocco :
54 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Morocco
# 72
Guatemala :
53 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Guatemala
# 73
Egypt :
49 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Egypt
# 74
Indonesia :
48 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Indonesia
# 75
Vanuatu :
47.69 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Vanuatu
# 76
Micronesia, Federated States of :
46.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 77
Georgia :
45 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Georgia
# 78
Algeria :
44 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Algeria
# 79
Iran :
44 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Iran
# 80
Turkey :
44 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Turkey
# 81
Honduras :
43 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Honduras
# 82
Nicaragua :
43 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Nicaragua
# 83
Cape Verde :
42 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Cape Verde
# 84
Peru :
41.3 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Peru
# 85
China :
41 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in China
# 86
Suriname :
41 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Suriname
# 87
Philippines :
40 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Philippines
# 88
Dominican Republic :
40 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Dominican Republic
# 89
Brazil :
39 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Brazil
# 90
Armenia :
36 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Armenia
# 91
El Salvador :
35 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in El Salvador
# 92
Samoa :
33.91 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Samoa
# 93
Ecuador :
32 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Ecuador
# 94
Lebanon :
32 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Lebanon
# 95
Solomon Islands :
31.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Solomon Islands
# 96
Tunisia :
31 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Tunisia
# 97
Jordan :
30 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Jordan
# 98
Vietnam :
30 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Vietnam
# 99
Mexico :
30 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Mexico
# 100
Saudi Arabia :
29 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Saudi Arabia
# 101
Paraguay :
27 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Paraguay
# 102
Moldova :
26.4 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Moldova
# 103
Tonga :
26.37 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Tonga
# 104
Grenada :
26 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Grenada
# 105
Colombia :
25.9 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Colombia
# 106
Panama :
25.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Panama
# 107
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
25 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 108
Albania :
25 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Albania
# 109
Venezuela :
24.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Venezuela
# 110
Ukraine :
24 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Ukraine
# 111
Russia :
23.6 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Russia
# 112
Belize :
23.3 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Belize
# 113
Trinidad and Tobago :
23 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Trinidad and Tobago
# 114
Qatar :
22.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Qatar
# 115
Romania :
22.3 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Romania
# 116
Thailand :
22 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Thailand
# 117
Libya :
22 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Libya
# 118
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
21.9 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 119
Syria :
20.2 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Syria
# 120
Jamaica :
20 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Jamaica
# 121
Sri Lanka :
19.4 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Sri Lanka
# 122
Argentina :
19.4 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Argentina
# 123
Bahamas, The :
19 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Bahamas, The
# 124
Fiji :
18.4 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Fiji
# 125
Mauritius :
18.1 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Mauritius
# 126
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
17 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 127
Serbia and Montenegro :
16.3 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Serbia and Montenegro
# 128
Belarus :
16.1 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Belarus
# 129
Saint Lucia :
16.1 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Saint Lucia
# 130
Macedonia, Republic of :
16 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Macedonia, Republic of
# 131
Bulgaria :
15.76 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Bulgaria
# 132
Uruguay :
15.2 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Uruguay
# 133
Antigua and Barbuda :
15 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Antigua and Barbuda
# 134
Oman :
14.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Oman
# 135
Seychelles :
14.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Seychelles
# 136
Costa Rica :
14 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Costa Rica
# 137
Malaysia :
14 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Malaysia
# 138
Dominica :
14 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Dominica
# 139
Palau :
14 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Palau
# 140
Barbados :
13 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Barbados
# 141
Latvia :
12.9 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Latvia
# 142
Bahrain :
12 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Bahrain
# 143
Estonia :
11.3 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Estonia
# 144
Kuwait :
11.3 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Kuwait
# 145
Lithuania :
11 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Lithuania
# 146
Chile :
11 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Chile
# 147
United Arab Emirates :
10.3 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in United Arab Emirates
# 148
Slovakia :
10 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Slovakia
# 149
Hungary :
9.2 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Hungary
# 150
Poland :
9.2 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Poland
# 151
Cuba :
9.1 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Cuba
# 152
Brunei :
8.8 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Brunei
# 153
New Zealand :
8 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in New Zealand
# 154
Croatia :
7.8 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Croatia
# 155
Portugal :
7.7 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Portugal
# 156
Malta :
7 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Malta
# 157
Israel :
6.8 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Israel
# 158
Greece :
6.7 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Greece
# 159
Cyprus :
6.3 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Cyprus
# 160
Netherlands :
6.2 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Netherlands
# 161
San Marino :
6.1 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in San Marino
# 162
Austria :
6 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Austria
# 163
Denmark :
6 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Denmark
# 164
Belgium :
6 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Belgium
# 165
Liechtenstein :
6 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Liechtenstein
# 166
Switzerland :
5.8 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Switzerland
# 167
Slovenia :
5.6 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Slovenia
# 168
Monaco :
5.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Monaco
# 169
France :
5.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in France
# 170
Spain :
5.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Spain
# 171
Korea, South :
5.4 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Korea, South
# 172
Czech Republic :
5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Czech Republic
# 173
Italy :
5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Italy
# 174
Norway :
4.8 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Norway
# 175
Japan :
4.5 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Japan
# 176
Andorra :
4 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Andorra
# 177
Finland :
4 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Finland
# 178
Iceland :
3.2 per 1,000
2000
Mortality in Iceland
Weighted average:
65.5 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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