# Under-five mortality rate

Probability that a newborn dies before reaching age five, per 1,000 live births, if subject to the age-specific mortality of the year.

## Key facts

- Under-five mortality rate in the World was 37.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- Under-five mortality rate in the United States was 6.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- Nigeria had the highest under-five mortality rate of 195 countries in 2024, at 115.6 per 1,000 live births, and San Marino the lowest, at 1.3 per 1,000 live births. Source: the World Bank.
- Published for 196 places, with figures from 1960 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-11.

- Indicator id: `under5_mortality_rate`
- Unit: per 1,000 live births
- Note: Includes infant deaths, so it is always higher than the infant mortality rate.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/under-five-mortality-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/under5_mortality_rate

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | per 1,000 live births | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2024 | 37.4 | World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Mortality rate, under-5, per 1,000 live births (SH.DYN.MORT). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |
| United States | 2024 | 6.5 | World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Mortality rate, under-5, per 1,000 live births (SH.DYN.MORT). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/under-five-mortality-rate/countries.md) (195 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/under-five-mortality-rate/eu-countries.md) (27 places)