United States - Under 5 Mortality Rate

Since 2014, United States Under 5 Mortality Rate fell by 1.2% year on year. At 6.5 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, the country was ranked number 147 among other countries in Under 5 Mortality Rate. Nigeria ranked the highest with 117.2 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, -2.3% versus 2018. Somalia, Chad and Central African Republic respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela witnessed the best average annual growth at +6.1% per year, while Macedonia recorded the worst performance at -13.4% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 6.50
2018 6.60
2017 6.70
2016 6.70
2015 6.80
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How does United States rank in Under 5 Mortality Rate?

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Nigeria
117 2019 -2.3 % -1.8 % View data
2 #2
Somalia
117 2019 -2.7 % -3.1 % View data
147 #147
Qatar
7 2019 -4.4 % -4.3 % View data
147 #147
United States
7 2019 -1.5 % -1.2 % View data
149 #149
Macedonia
6 2019 -21.8 % -13.4 % View data
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