Number of Under 5 Deaths
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Number of Under 5 Deaths in Nigeria rose 0.1% from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Nigeria Number of Under 5 Deaths jumped by 0.1% year on year totalising 866,878 Deaths.
- In 2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo was ranked number 4 in Number of Under 5 Deaths.
- In 2019 Greece was number 133 in Number of Under 5 Deaths totalising 360 Deaths, compared to 137 in 2018.
Top Countries in Number of Under 5 Deaths
# | 193 Countries | Units (Deaths) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
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1 |
#1
Nigeria
|
866,878 | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
2 |
#2
India
|
803,543 | 2019 | -8.9 % | -6.8 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Pakistan
|
404,193 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.6 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
295,589 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -1.0 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Ethiopia
|
182,646 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -3.5 % | View data |
6 |
#6
China
|
122,421 | 2019 | -16.2 % | -9.6 % | View data |
7 |
#7
Indonesia
|
114,925 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -4.5 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Tanzania
|
103,981 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.9 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Angola
|
91,137 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.6 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Niger
|
80,547 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.4 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Sudan
|
78,765 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.7 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Bangladesh
|
78,406 | 2019 | -11.6 % | -7.5 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Mozambique
|
76,437 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.3 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Chad
|
75,046 | 2019 | +0.2 % | -0.8 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Mali
|
74,416 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.8 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Somalia
|
73,023 | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.8 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Afghanistan
|
71,965 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.6 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Uganda
|
70,329 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Ivory Coast
|
69,621 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.5 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Cameroon
|
65,383 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -2.5 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Philippines
|
61,749 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -2.7 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Kenya
|
57,905 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.9 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Burkina Faso
|
54,071 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.7 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Egypt
|
53,557 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.8 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Yemen
|
46,569 | 2019 | -1.2 % | +0.4 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Madagascar
|
43,902 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.0 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Guinea
|
43,827 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -0.6 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Myanmar
|
40,498 | 2019 | -6.7 % | -4.6 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Ghana
|
40,270 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -3.3 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Brazil
|
38,323 | 2019 | -8.6 % | -4.4 % | View data |
31 |
#31
South Africa
|
38,098 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -4.3 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Benin
|
37,611 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.5 % | View data |
33 |
#33
South Sudan
|
37,228 | 2019 | -1.2 % | +0.4 % | View data |
34 |
#34
Zambia
|
34,171 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -2.5 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Vietnam
|
32,477 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.3 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Iraq
|
29,279 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -2.1 % | View data |
37 |
#37
Malawi
|
28,058 | 2019 | -7.2 % | -5.4 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Mexico
|
26,842 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -5.2 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Sierra Leone
|
25,343 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
40 |
#40
United States
|
24,999 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.6 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Burundi
|
24,094 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
42 |
#42
Algeria
|
23,903 | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.6 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Senegal
|
22,562 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.5 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Iran
|
20,831 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -2.8 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Zimbabwe
|
19,815 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -6.0 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Central African Republic
|
18,768 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -3.1 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Togo
|
17,682 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Haiti
|
16,725 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -3.3 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Nepal
|
16,129 | 2019 | -11.0 % | -6.1 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Morocco
|
14,515 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -5.0 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Uzbekistan
|
14,028 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -5.9 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Venezuela
|
13,289 | 2019 | +2.0 % | +5.9 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Russia
|
12,854 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -5.4 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Turkey
|
11,971 | 2019 | -13.9 % | -7.3 % | View data |
55 |
#55
Rwanda
|
11,913 | 2019 | -11.7 % | -5.5 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Mauritania
|
10,947 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -1.1 % | View data |
57 |
#57
Papua New Guinea
|
10,882 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.6 % | View data |
58 |
#58
Liberia
|
10,708 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.4 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Guatemala
|
10,549 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.1 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Colombia
|
9,910 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -3.9 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Tajikistan
|
9,460 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.3 % | View data |
62 |
#62
Cambodia
|
9,193 | 2019 | -9.9 % | -5.7 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Republic of the Congo
|
8,409 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.8 % | View data |
64 |
#64
Laos
|
7,364 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -4.6 % | View data |
65 |
#65
Peru
|
7,290 | 2019 | -10.8 % | -5.5 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Argentina
|
7,182 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.5 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Syria
|
7,113 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -4.2 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Turkmenistan
|
6,364 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -3.0 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Bolivia
|
6,016 | 2019 | -8.9 % | -5.7 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Dominican Republic
|
5,862 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.6 % | View data |
71 |
#71
Thailand
|
5,839 | 2019 | -11.5 % | -6.9 % | View data |
72 |
#72
North Korea
|
5,808 | 2019 | -9.5 % | -5.6 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Guinea-Bissau
|
5,115 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.6 % | View data |
74 |
#74
Gambia
|
4,939 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.1 % | View data |
75 |
#75
Ecuador
|
4,511 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -2.4 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Lesotho
|
4,459 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -3.4 % | View data |
77 |
#77
Eritrea
|
4,282 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -4.2 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Malaysia
|
4,042 | 2019 | -0.9 % | +0.0 % | View data |
79 |
#79
Saudi Arabia
|
3,798 | 2019 | -10.5 % | -7.6 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Equatorial Guinea
|
3,587 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.7 % | View data |
81 |
#81
Ukraine
|
3,580 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -5.4 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Jordan
|
3,480 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -2.6 % | View data |
83 |
#83
Kazakhstan
|
3,415 | 2019 | -10.7 % | -7.5 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Honduras
|
3,412 | 2019 | -6.0 % | -3.7 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Tunisia
|
3,375 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -1.1 % | View data |
86 |
#86
Azerbaijan
|
3,350 | 2019 | -8.1 % | -7.7 % | View data |
87 |
#87
United Kingdom
|
3,234 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.2 % | View data |
88 |
#88
France
|
2,920 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.9 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Gabon
|
2,909 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -1.8 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Kyrgyzstan
|
2,879 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -5.3 % | View data |
91 |
#91
Palestine
|
2,861 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -1.6 % | View data |
92 |
#92
Paraguay
|
2,785 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.9 % | View data |
93 |
#93
Germany
|
2,735 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -0.2 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Namibia
|
2,721 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -2.3 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Nicaragua
|
2,319 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -2.2 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Sri Lanka
|
2,314 | 2019 | -8.2 % | -6.8 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Japan
|
2,272 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -5.4 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Botswana
|
1,970 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.6 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Canada
|
1,905 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -1.6 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Comoros
|
1,752 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -2.0 % | View data |
101 |
#101
Chile
|
1,619 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -4.0 % | View data |
102 |
#102
East Timor
|
1,583 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -2.4 % | View data |
103 |
#103
Swaziland
|
1,527 | 2019 | -6.2 % | -5.9 % | View data |
104 |
#104
Poland
|
1,515 | 2019 | -8.8 % | -4.7 % | View data |
105 |
#105
El Salvador
|
1,429 | 2019 | -10.8 % | -5.5 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Libya
|
1,429 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -5.2 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Italy
|
1,321 | 2019 | -6.8 % | -6.5 % | View data |
108 |
#108
Romania
|
1,202 | 2019 | -13.5 % | -9.7 % | View data |
109 |
#109
Panama
|
1,181 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
110 |
#110
Djibouti
|
1,176 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.6 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Mongolia
|
1,156 | 2019 | -7.5 % | -4.6 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Spain
|
1,150 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -5.2 % | View data |
113 |
#113
Australia
|
1,141 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -1.6 % | View data |
114 |
#114
South Korea
|
1,036 | 2019 | -16.3 % | -8.0 % | View data |
115 |
#115
Oman
|
1,022 | 2019 | -0.7 % | +2.5 % | View data |
116 |
#116
Lebanon
|
834 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -1.2 % | View data |
117 |
#117
United Arab Emirates
|
771 | 2019 | +1.2 % | -0.6 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Jamaica
|
654 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -3.8 % | View data |
119 |
#119
Netherlands
|
641 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -2.4 % | View data |
120 |
#120
Israel
|
621 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.2 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Moldova
|
618 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -3.1 % | View data |
122 |
#122
Costa Rica
|
599 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.0 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Cuba
|
551 | 2019 | -6.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
124 |
#124
Fiji
|
484 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.8 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Armenia
|
467 | 2019 | -9.5 % | -6.7 % | View data |
126 |
#126
Georgia
|
463 | 2019 | -13.6 % | -5.8 % | View data |
127 |
#127
Guyana
|
451 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.5 % | View data |
127 |
#127
Kuwait
|
451 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -3.4 % | View data |
129 |
#129
Belgium
|
444 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -3.0 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Solomon Islands
|
416 | 2019 | -0.2 % | -1.2 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Bulgaria
|
408 | 2019 | -9.1 % | -7.3 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Serbia
|
408 | 2019 | -12.3 % | -6.6 % | View data |
133 |
#133
Greece
|
360 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.0 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Czech Republic
|
358 | 2019 | -4.0 % | +0.7 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Hungary
|
358 | 2019 | -8.2 % | -6.0 % | View data |
136 |
#136
Switzerland
|
357 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.5 % | View data |
137 |
#137
Belarus
|
349 | 2019 | -9.3 % | -6.3 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Bhutan
|
341 | 2019 | -11.4 % | -5.3 % | View data |
139 |
#139
Uruguay
|
338 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -5.4 % | View data |
140 |
#140
New Zealand
|
337 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.7 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Trinidad and Tobago
|
323 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -4.6 % | View data |
142 |
#142
Sweden
|
315 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.2 % | View data |
143 |
#143
Slovakia
|
305 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Austria
|
295 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -1.1 % | View data |
145 |
#145
Portugal
|
269 | 2019 | -11.5 % | -3.6 % | View data |
146 |
#146
Denmark
|
251 | 2019 | -2.3 % | +0.4 % | View data |
147 |
#147
Albania
|
246 | 2019 | -18.5 % | -7.2 % | View data |
148 |
#148
Vanuatu
|
229 | 2019 | +1.3 % | -0.5 % | View data |
149 |
#149
Ireland
|
226 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -3.4 % | View data |
150 |
#150
Macedonia
|
220 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -4.6 % | View data |
151 |
#151
Cape Verde
|
197 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -4.1 % | View data |
152 |
#152
Sao Tome and Principe
|
196 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -3.9 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Suriname
|
193 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.7 % | View data |
154 |
#154
Mauritius
|
188 | 2019 | -6.5 % | -1.1 % | View data |
155 |
#155
Qatar
|
182 | 2019 | +1.7 % | -1.3 % | View data |
156 |
#156
Kiribati
|
169 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Croatia
|
165 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -3.9 % | View data |
158 |
#158
Bahrain
|
152 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.1 % | View data |
159 |
#159
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
146 | 2019 | -9.9 % | -5.9 % | View data |
160 |
#160
Norway
|
143 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -2.9 % | View data |
161 |
#161
Singapore
|
138 | 2019 | -2.8 % | +0.1 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Lithuania
|
107 | 2019 | -10.1 % | -7.3 % | View data |
163 |
#163
Belize
|
100 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -4.4 % | View data |
164 |
#164
Finland
|
80 | 2019 | -10.1 % | -10.2 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Brunei
|
75 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.8 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Federated States of Micronesia
|
74 | 2019 | -5.1 % | -3.2 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Samoa
|
74 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -3.4 % | View data |
168 |
#168
Latvia
|
68 | 2019 | -15.0 % | -10.1 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Bahamas
|
53 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -2.8 % | View data |
170 |
#170
Maldives
|
51 | 2019 | -17.7 % | -8.4 % | View data |
171 |
#171
Marshall Islands
|
45 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -4.3 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Slovenia
|
41 | 2019 | -6.8 % | -6.0 % | View data |
173 |
#173
Tonga
|
39 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
174 |
#174
Barbados
|
36 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.5 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Dominica
|
35 | 2019 | +2.9 % | +5.3 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Saint Lucia
|
35 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.6 % | View data |
177 |
#177
Estonia
|
30 | 2019 | -16.7 % | -9.3 % | View data |
177 |
#177
Malta
|
30 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +1.4 % | View data |
179 |
#179
Grenada
|
28 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
180 |
#180
Cyprus
|
27 | 2019 | -10.0 % | -6.1 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
25 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -4.2 % | View data |
182 |
#182
Seychelles
|
23 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.8 % | View data |
183 |
#183
Montenegro
|
19 | 2018 | -5.0 % | -11.0 % | View data |
184 |
#184
Luxembourg
|
15 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.3 % | View data |
185 |
#185
Nauru
|
10 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.9 % | View data |
186 |
#186
Antigua and Barbuda
|
9 | 2019 | -10.0 % | -3.9 % | View data |
187 |
#187
Iceland
|
8 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
187 |
#187
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
8 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
189 |
#189
Tuvalu
|
7 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.6 % | View data |
190 |
#190
Palau
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
191 |
#191
Andorra
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
191 |
#191
Monaco
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
193 |
#193
San Marino
|
0 | 2018 | -100.0 % | -100.0 % | View data |
Source: World Bank