Under 5 Mortality Rate
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- Somalia Under 5 Mortality Rate decreased by 2% in 2019, from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Nigeria Under 5 Mortality Rate decreased by 1.5% year on year attaining 117.5 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births.
- In 2019 Chad was ranked number 3 in Under 5 Mortality Rate.
- In 2019 Malta was ranked number 138 in Under 5 Mortality Rate at 7 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births, compared to 147 in 2018.
Top Countries in Under 5 Mortality Rate
# | 193 Countries | Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
#1
Somalia
|
119 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.9 % | View data |
2 |
#2
Nigeria
|
118 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.5 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Chad
|
116 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.8 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Central African Republic
|
114 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -3.1 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Sierra Leone
|
99 | 2019 | -5.8 % | -5.1 % | View data |
6 |
#6
Guinea
|
98 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.1 % | View data |
7 |
#7
South Sudan
|
95 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -0.8 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Mali
|
94 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -3.7 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Benin
|
91 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.3 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
85 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Equatorial Guinea
|
82 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Lesotho
|
80 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -3.0 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Ivory Coast
|
78 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.5 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Guinea-Bissau
|
77 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -4.0 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Niger
|
77 | 2019 | -7.7 % | -4.7 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Mauritania
|
74 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -3.0 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Cameroon
|
73 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -4.1 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Burkina Faso
|
72 | 2019 | -6.2 % | -4.7 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Angola
|
72 | 2019 | -7.4 % | -5.1 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Mozambique
|
69 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -4.4 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Togo
|
68 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.1 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Pakistan
|
67 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.9 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Liberia
|
66 | 2019 | -6.6 % | -4.2 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Comoros
|
66 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -3.1 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Haiti
|
62 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -3.1 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Afghanistan
|
59 | 2019 | -5.1 % | -4.3 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Sudan
|
59 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Djibouti
|
58 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Gambia
|
56 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -3.6 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Burundi
|
54 | 2019 | -7.5 % | -5.2 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Zambia
|
54 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -4.3 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Yemen
|
53 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -0.7 % | View data |
33 |
#33
Kiribati
|
52 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.6 % | View data |
34 |
#34
Swaziland
|
52 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -5.2 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Madagascar
|
51 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -3.0 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Ethiopia
|
51 | 2019 | -7.3 % | -5.2 % | View data |
37 |
#37
Tanzania
|
50 | 2019 | -6.0 % | -4.1 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Republic of the Congo
|
48 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Papua New Guinea
|
47 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.5 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Ghana
|
46 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -4.5 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Laos
|
45 | 2019 | -5.9 % | -4.5 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Malawi
|
45 | 2019 | -10.5 % | -6.7 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Turkmenistan
|
44 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.3 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Myanmar
|
44 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -3.8 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Zimbabwe
|
43 | 2019 | -6.7 % | -5.6 % | View data |
46 |
#46
East Timor
|
43 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -4.1 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Gabon
|
43 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -4.4 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Uganda
|
42 | 2019 | -9.7 % | -6.5 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Senegal
|
40 | 2019 | -8.0 % | -5.4 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Eritrea
|
40 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -3.8 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Kenya
|
39 | 2019 | -5.8 % | -4.3 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Namibia
|
38 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.3 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Dominica
|
37 | 2019 | +3.4 % | +4.4 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Botswana
|
35 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -3.9 % | View data |
55 |
#55
India
|
34 | 2019 | -7.1 % | -6.0 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Tajikistan
|
33 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -3.1 % | View data |
57 |
#57
Marshall Islands
|
33 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -2.3 % | View data |
58 |
#58
South Africa
|
32 | 2019 | -5.9 % | -4.2 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Nauru
|
31 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.8 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Federated States of Micronesia
|
30 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.1 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Nepal
|
30 | 2019 | -7.8 % | -4.9 % | View data |
62 |
#62
Rwanda
|
30 | 2019 | -16.1 % | -7.7 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Guyana
|
29 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.9 % | View data |
64 |
#64
Sao Tome and Principe
|
29 | 2019 | -7.0 % | -4.6 % | View data |
65 |
#65
Dominican Republic
|
28 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.6 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Philippines
|
28 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.7 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Bangladesh
|
27 | 2019 | -9.3 % | -6.5 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Bhutan
|
27 | 2019 | -8.1 % | -4.7 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Vanuatu
|
26 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -2.0 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Iraq
|
26 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.2 % | View data |
71 |
#71
Fiji
|
26 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Venezuela
|
25 | 2019 | +2.0 % | +7.6 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Cambodia
|
25 | 2019 | -11.1 % | -5.9 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Guatemala
|
25 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -3.7 % | View data |
75 |
#75
Bolivia
|
24 | 2019 | -9.0 % | -5.5 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Indonesia
|
24 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -4.1 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Tuvalu
|
24 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.1 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Algeria
|
23 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -2.1 % | View data |
79 |
#79
Morocco
|
21 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -4.7 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Vietnam
|
20 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.8 % | View data |
81 |
#81
Palestine
|
20 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.2 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Egypt
|
20 | 2019 | -7.1 % | -4.3 % | View data |
83 |
#83
Paraguay
|
20 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Uzbekistan
|
20 | 2019 | -8.9 % | -6.8 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Solomon Islands
|
19 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
86 |
#86
Azerbaijan
|
19 | 2019 | -10.7 % | -7.5 % | View data |
87 |
#87
Cape Verde
|
19 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -3.5 % | View data |
88 |
#88
Suriname
|
18 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.4 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Trinidad and Tobago
|
18 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.1 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Kyrgyzstan
|
18 | 2019 | -7.4 % | -5.7 % | View data |
91 |
#91
Palau
|
17 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.1 % | View data |
92 |
#92
Nicaragua
|
17 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -1.9 % | View data |
93 |
#93
North Korea
|
17 | 2019 | -7.7 % | -5.6 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Honduras
|
17 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -3.9 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Saint Lucia
|
17 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -1.8 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Syria
|
17 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.3 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Tunisia
|
16 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -1.3 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
16 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -2.7 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Jordan
|
16 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Tonga
|
16 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
101 |
#101
Samoa
|
16 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.5 % | View data |
102 |
#102
Moldova
|
15 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -1.4 % | View data |
103 |
#103
Grenada
|
15 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.4 % | View data |
104 |
#104
Mauritius
|
15 | 2019 | -2.6 % | +0.9 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Panama
|
15 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.3 % | View data |
106 |
#106
Seychelles
|
15 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Mongolia
|
14 | 2019 | -13.5 % | -6.3 % | View data |
108 |
#108
Jamaica
|
14 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.1 % | View data |
109 |
#109
Colombia
|
14 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
110 |
#110
Brazil
|
14 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -3.6 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Iran
|
13 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -4.2 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Ecuador
|
13 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -3.1 % | View data |
113 |
#113
Peru
|
13 | 2019 | -9.1 % | -5.0 % | View data |
114 |
#114
El Salvador
|
13 | 2019 | -7.3 % | -4.5 % | View data |
115 |
#115
Belize
|
12 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -5.1 % | View data |
116 |
#116
Mexico
|
12 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -4.7 % | View data |
117 |
#117
Barbados
|
12 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.5 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Brunei
|
12 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +2.0 % | View data |
119 |
#119
Armenia
|
12 | 2019 | -7.3 % | -5.3 % | View data |
119 |
#119
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
12 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.0 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Libya
|
11 | 2019 | -7.5 % | -4.4 % | View data |
122 |
#122
Oman
|
11 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -0.5 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Bahamas
|
10 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.0 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Macedonia
|
10 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.8 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Argentina
|
9 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -4.8 % | View data |
126 |
#126
Turkey
|
9 | 2019 | -13.2 % | -7.3 % | View data |
127 |
#127
Georgia
|
9 | 2019 | -11.2 % | -4.4 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Costa Rica
|
9 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.3 % | View data |
129 |
#129
Thailand
|
8 | 2019 | -7.7 % | -5.3 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Kazakhstan
|
8 | 2019 | -16.2 % | -8.7 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Ukraine
|
8 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -3.3 % | View data |
132 |
#132
Albania
|
8 | 2019 | -10.2 % | -4.6 % | View data |
133 |
#133
Malaysia
|
8 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -0.8 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Kuwait
|
8 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.1 % | View data |
135 |
#135
China
|
7 | 2019 | -13.9 % | -8.6 % | View data |
135 |
#135
United Arab Emirates
|
7 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -1.3 % | View data |
137 |
#137
Uruguay
|
7 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -4.8 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Chile
|
7 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.9 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Maldives
|
7 | 2019 | -18.6 % | -8.0 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Malta
|
7 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.3 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Bahrain
|
7 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -2.5 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Lebanon
|
7 | 2019 | -8.1 % | -4.6 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Russia
|
7 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -5.5 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Sri Lanka
|
7 | 2019 | -8.1 % | -6.3 % | View data |
145 |
#145
Bulgaria
|
7 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -5.1 % | View data |
145 |
#145
Romania
|
7 | 2019 | -8.2 % | -7.7 % | View data |
147 |
#147
Qatar
|
7 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -4.3 % | View data |
148 |
#148
United States
|
6 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -1.5 % | View data |
149 |
#149
Saudi Arabia
|
6 | 2019 | -12.7 % | -7.6 % | View data |
150 |
#150
Antigua and Barbuda
|
6 | 2019 | -7.8 % | -4.9 % | View data |
151 |
#151
New Zealand
|
6 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.4 % | View data |
152 |
#152
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -2.7 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Slovakia
|
5 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
154 |
#154
Serbia
|
5 | 2019 | -7.3 % | -5.0 % | View data |
155 |
#155
Canada
|
5 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.9 % | View data |
156 |
#156
Cuba
|
5 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -2.7 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Croatia
|
5 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -2.1 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Greece
|
5 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.5 % | View data |
159 |
#159
Denmark
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
160 |
#160
Poland
|
4 | 2019 | -6.8 % | -3.9 % | View data |
160 |
#160
United Kingdom
|
4 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -1.8 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Hungary
|
4 | 2019 | -7.0 % | -5.8 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Switzerland
|
4 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.9 % | View data |
164 |
#164
France
|
4 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.0 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Netherlands
|
4 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -1.5 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Lithuania
|
4 | 2019 | -7.5 % | -5.8 % | View data |
167 |
#167
Belgium
|
4 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.6 % | View data |
167 |
#167
Germany
|
4 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.6 % | View data |
167 |
#167
Ireland
|
4 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.6 % | View data |
170 |
#170
Australia
|
4 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -2.6 % | View data |
170 |
#170
Israel
|
4 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -2.6 % | View data |
170 |
#170
Portugal
|
4 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -1.1 % | View data |
173 |
#173
Austria
|
3 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.2 % | View data |
173 |
#173
Latvia
|
3 | 2019 | -12.8 % | -9.2 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Czech Republic
|
3 | 2019 | -5.9 % | +0.6 % | View data |
176 |
#176
Monaco
|
3 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
177 |
#177
Belarus
|
3 | 2019 | -11.8 % | -7.0 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Italy
|
3 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -4.2 % | View data |
178 |
#178
South Korea
|
3 | 2019 | -9.4 % | -4.2 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Spain
|
3 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.1 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Andorra
|
3 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -4.5 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Singapore
|
3 | 2019 | -3.6 % | +0.0 % | View data |
183 |
#183
Sweden
|
3 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -2.2 % | View data |
184 |
#184
Japan
|
2 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
184 |
#184
Norway
|
2 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
186 |
#186
Luxembourg
|
2 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.2 % | View data |
187 |
#187
Cyprus
|
2 | 2019 | -8.3 % | -5.4 % | View data |
187 |
#187
Estonia
|
2 | 2019 | -15.4 % | -8.3 % | View data |
189 |
#189
Montenegro
|
2 | 2019 | -20.0 % | -12.5 % | View data |
190 |
#190
Iceland
|
2 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -3.8 % | View data |
190 |
#190
Slovenia
|
2 | 2019 | -9.5 % | -6.1 % | View data |
192 |
#192
San Marino
|
2 | 2019 | -10.0 % | -4.8 % | View data |
193 |
#193
Finland
|
2 | 2019 | -5.9 % | -7.8 % | View data |
Source: World Bank