Boys Under Five Mortality Rate
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- Nigeria fell by 2.4% of Boys Under Five Mortality Rate in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Nigeria Boys Under Five Mortality Rate was down by 1.8% year on year reaching 123.6 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Under 5.
- In 2019 Chad was number 3 in Boys Under Five Mortality Rate.
- In 2019 Mauritius was ranked number 99 in Boys Under Five Mortality Rate to 17.5 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Under 5, moving from 104 in 2018.
Top Countries in Boys Under Five Mortality Rate
# | 193 Countries | Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Under 5 | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
#1
Nigeria
|
124 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.8 % | View data |
2 |
#2
Somalia
|
123 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Chad
|
120 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Central African Republic
|
116 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.4 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Sierra Leone
|
115 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.4 % | View data |
6 |
#6
Guinea
|
105 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.0 % | View data |
7 |
#7
South Sudan
|
101 | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Mali
|
99 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.4 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Benin
|
96 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.3 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Lesotho
|
94 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -1.6 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Burkina Faso
|
92 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.4 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
91 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.2 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Liberia
|
91 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.1 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Equatorial Guinea
|
88 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.3 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Ivory Coast
|
87 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.2 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Guinea-Bissau
|
85 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.5 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Niger
|
84 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.9 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Cameroon
|
81 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -4.2 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Angola
|
80 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.2 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Mozambique
|
79 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.5 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Mauritania
|
79 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Togo
|
72 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.0 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Pakistan
|
72 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.9 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Comoros
|
68 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.1 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Haiti
|
68 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Zambia
|
66 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.4 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Afghanistan
|
64 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.7 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Sudan
|
63 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.8 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Yemen
|
62 | 2019 | -0.2 % | +1.1 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Djibouti
|
62 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Burundi
|
61 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -4.3 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Zimbabwe
|
59 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -3.1 % | View data |
33 |
#33
Gambia
|
56 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.5 % | View data |
34 |
#34
Ethiopia
|
56 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -4.9 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Kiribati
|
56 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.7 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Madagascar
|
55 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.2 % | View data |
37 |
#37
Tanzania
|
54 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.3 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Swaziland
|
54 | 2019 | -10.0 % | -5.7 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Republic of the Congo
|
52 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Ghana
|
51 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -4.0 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Uganda
|
51 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.9 % | View data |
42 |
#42
Laos
|
50 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -4.0 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Senegal
|
49 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.6 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Myanmar
|
49 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.5 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Papua New Guinea
|
49 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
46 |
#46
East Timor
|
48 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.3 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Turkmenistan
|
48 | 2019 | -1.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Kenya
|
47 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.3 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Gabon
|
47 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -3.9 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Namibia
|
46 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.5 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Malawi
|
46 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -6.2 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Eritrea
|
46 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Botswana
|
45 | 2019 | -3.0 % | +1.3 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Dominica
|
39 | 2019 | +3.2 % | +4.1 % | View data |
55 |
#55
Tajikistan
|
38 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.6 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Rwanda
|
38 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -4.8 % | View data |
57 |
#57
South Africa
|
37 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.9 % | View data |
58 |
#58
Marshall Islands
|
35 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.7 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Nauru
|
34 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.9 % | View data |
60 |
#60
India
|
34 | 2019 | -5.1 % | -5.5 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Bangladesh
|
33 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -4.7 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Guyana
|
33 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -2.9 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Nepal
|
33 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.9 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Sao Tome and Principe
|
33 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.7 % | View data |
65 |
#65
Federated States of Micronesia
|
32 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.2 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Bhutan
|
31 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.7 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Dominican Republic
|
31 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.6 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Philippines
|
30 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -1.9 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Cambodia
|
30 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -4.4 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Bolivia
|
29 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.4 % | View data |
71 |
#71
Iraq
|
28 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.1 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Fiji
|
28 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +1.5 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Vanuatu
|
28 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.3 % | View data |
74 |
#74
Guatemala
|
27 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.5 % | View data |
75 |
#75
Indonesia
|
26 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.7 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Venezuela
|
26 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +5.7 % | View data |
77 |
#77
Tuvalu
|
26 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.2 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Algeria
|
25 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.7 % | View data |
79 |
#79
Saint Lucia
|
24 | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.6 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Morocco
|
24 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.1 % | View data |
81 |
#81
Syria
|
23 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.9 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Vietnam
|
23 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.8 % | View data |
83 |
#83
Azerbaijan
|
22 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -6.2 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Egypt
|
22 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.5 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Paraguay
|
21 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.2 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Solomon Islands
|
21 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.1 % | View data |
87 |
#87
Palestine
|
21 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.2 % | View data |
88 |
#88
Kyrgyzstan
|
20 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -4.8 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Suriname
|
20 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.8 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Uzbekistan
|
20 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -6.7 % | View data |
91 |
#91
Palau
|
19 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
92 |
#92
North Korea
|
19 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -5.0 % | View data |
92 |
#92
Trinidad and Tobago
|
19 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.0 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Honduras
|
19 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.4 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Nicaragua
|
19 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.9 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Tunisia
|
18 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.5 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Grenada
|
18 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.8 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Mongolia
|
18 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -6.5 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Mauritius
|
18 | 2019 | +4.2 % | +1.6 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Jordan
|
17 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.0 % | View data |
101 |
#101
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
17 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.2 % | View data |
102 |
#102
Panama
|
16 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.2 % | View data |
102 |
#102
Samoa
|
16 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
104 |
#104
Cape Verde
|
16 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -6.7 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Moldova
|
16 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.1 % | View data |
106 |
#106
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
16 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.4 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Brazil
|
16 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Ecuador
|
16 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.2 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Jamaica
|
16 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Mexico
|
16 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.4 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Seychelles
|
15 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -0.5 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Colombia
|
15 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.2 % | View data |
113 |
#113
Tonga
|
15 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -0.3 % | View data |
114 |
#114
El Salvador
|
15 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.7 % | View data |
115 |
#115
Iran
|
15 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.6 % | View data |
116 |
#116
Peru
|
14 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
117 |
#117
Barbados
|
14 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.4 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Bahamas
|
14 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.3 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Belize
|
14 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.2 % | View data |
120 |
#120
Armenia
|
13 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -4.9 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Libya
|
13 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.5 % | View data |
122 |
#122
Brunei
|
13 | 2019 | +2.4 % | +2.0 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Oman
|
13 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.3 % | View data |
124 |
#124
Kazakhstan
|
12 | 2019 | +0.9 % | -4.5 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Turkey
|
11 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -6.0 % | View data |
126 |
#126
Georgia
|
11 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.8 % | View data |
127 |
#127
Albania
|
11 | 2019 | +1.9 % | -0.6 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Argentina
|
10 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -4.8 % | View data |
129 |
#129
Thailand
|
10 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -4.6 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Costa Rica
|
9 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.6 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Malaysia
|
9 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.1 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Ukraine
|
9 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.2 % | View data |
133 |
#133
Kuwait
|
9 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.4 % | View data |
134 |
#134
China
|
8 | 2019 | -6.7 % | -7.3 % | View data |
135 |
#135
Maldives
|
8 | 2019 | -7.8 % | -7.0 % | View data |
136 |
#136
United Arab Emirates
|
8 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.2 % | View data |
137 |
#137
Uruguay
|
8 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.2 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Sri Lanka
|
8 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.5 % | View data |
139 |
#139
Malta
|
8 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.3 % | View data |
139 |
#139
Romania
|
8 | 2019 | -8.4 % | -7.0 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Chile
|
8 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.1 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Lebanon
|
8 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.6 % | View data |
143 |
#143
Bulgaria
|
7 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -4.9 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Bahrain
|
7 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -2.1 % | View data |
145 |
#145
Antigua and Barbuda
|
7 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.2 % | View data |
146 |
#146
Qatar
|
7 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -4.5 % | View data |
146 |
#146
Saudi Arabia
|
7 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -5.9 % | View data |
146 |
#146
United States
|
7 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -1.4 % | View data |
149 |
#149
Macedonia
|
7 | 2019 | -22.6 % | -13.6 % | View data |
150 |
#150
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
151 |
#151
Russia
|
6 | 2019 | -8.7 % | -8.6 % | View data |
151 |
#151
Slovakia
|
6 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.8 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Serbia
|
6 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -4.2 % | View data |
154 |
#154
Cuba
|
6 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -2.3 % | View data |
155 |
#155
Canada
|
5 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.2 % | View data |
155 |
#155
Croatia
|
5 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -0.8 % | View data |
155 |
#155
New Zealand
|
5 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.1 % | View data |
158 |
#158
France
|
5 | 2019 | +2.1 % | +1.7 % | View data |
159 |
#159
Poland
|
5 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.7 % | View data |
160 |
#160
United Kingdom
|
5 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.2 % | View data |
161 |
#161
Netherlands
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.5 % | View data |
161 |
#161
Switzerland
|
4 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -1.3 % | View data |
163 |
#163
Denmark
|
4 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.3 % | View data |
164 |
#164
Germany
|
4 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -0.9 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Greece
|
4 | 2019 | -7.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Hungary
|
4 | 2019 | -7.0 % | -7.2 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Lithuania
|
4 | 2019 | -9.1 % | -5.8 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Portugal
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Australia
|
4 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.9 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Israel
|
4 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.9 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Latvia
|
4 | 2019 | -7.1 % | -8.0 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Austria
|
4 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.0 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Belgium
|
4 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -3.3 % | View data |
174 |
#174
Belarus
|
4 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -5.6 % | View data |
174 |
#174
Ireland
|
4 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.6 % | View data |
176 |
#176
Czech Republic
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
176 |
#176
South Korea
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.1 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Italy
|
3 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.2 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Monaco
|
3 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.2 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Spain
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Andorra
|
3 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -4.3 % | View data |
182 |
#182
Luxembourg
|
3 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -1.3 % | View data |
183 |
#183
Sweden
|
3 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -2.6 % | View data |
184 |
#184
Norway
|
3 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
184 |
#184
Singapore
|
3 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -1.4 % | View data |
186 |
#186
Estonia
|
3 | 2019 | -7.1 % | -6.8 % | View data |
186 |
#186
Finland
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.5 % | View data |
186 |
#186
Japan
|
3 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -2.8 % | View data |
189 |
#189
Cyprus
|
3 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -4.2 % | View data |
189 |
#189
Montenegro
|
3 | 2019 | -7.4 % | -10.3 % | View data |
191 |
#191
Slovenia
|
2 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -4.7 % | View data |
192 |
#192
Iceland
|
2 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -3.4 % | View data |
193 |
#193
San Marino
|
2 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -4.8 % | View data |
Source: World Bank