# Countries by under-five mortality rate, 2024

All 195 values come from World Bank for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `under5_mortality_rate`
- Unit: per 1,000 live births
- Definition: Probability that a newborn dies before reaching age five, per 1,000 live births, if subject to the age-specific mortality of the year.
- Source: World Bank, Mortality rate, under-5, per 1,000 live births (SH.DYN.MORT) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/under-five-mortality-rate/countries

| Rank | Place | per 1,000 live births |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Nigeria | 115.6 |
| 2 | Niger | 110.7 |
| 3 | Somalia | 101.1 |
| 4 | Chad | 97.3 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 96.7 |
| 6 | Guinea | 92.1 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 90.5 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 89.7 |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 89.7 |
| 10 | Liberia | 86.4 |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 74.9 |
| 12 | Benin | 74.7 |
| 13 | Mali | 73 |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 68 |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.3 |
| 16 | Cameroon | 64.8 |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 64.7 |
| 18 | Côte d’Ivoire | 64.5 |
| 19 | Madagascar | 62.4 |
| 20 | Sudan | 61.6 |
| 21 | Lesotho | 60 |
| 22 | Mozambique | 59.4 |
| 23 | Togo | 56.1 |
| 24 | Pakistan | 56 |
| 25 | Kiribati | 53.1 |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 53 |
| 27 | Haiti | 52.8 |
| 28 | Angola | 49 |
| 29 | Djibouti | 48.9 |
| 30 | Malawi | 48.8 |
| 31 | Uganda | 48.7 |
| 32 | Zambia | 48.4 |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | 47.6 |
| 34 | Burundi | 47.1 |
| 35 | Eswatini | 45.1 |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 44.5 |
| 37 | Gambia | 42.4 |
| 38 | Namibia | 39.5 |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 39.4 |
| 40 | Republic of the Congo | 39.1 |
| 41 | Comoros | 39 |
| 41 | Turkmenistan | 39 |
| 43 | Kenya | 38.8 |
| 44 | Yemen | 38.1 |
| 45 | Palestine | 37.9 |
| 46 | Rwanda | 37.7 |
| 47 | Tanzania | 37 |
| 48 | Mauritania | 36.9 |
| 48 | Myanmar | 36.9 |
| 50 | Senegal | 36.5 |
| 51 | Ghana | 35.9 |
| 52 | Dominica | 35.7 |
| 53 | South Africa | 35.1 |
| 54 | Eritrea | 34.3 |
| 55 | Botswana | 33.3 |
| 56 | Gabon | 32.6 |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 30.6 |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 30.5 |
| 59 | Laos | 29.4 |
| 60 | Fiji | 29.1 |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 28.1 |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 26.7 |
| 63 | India | 26.6 |
| 64 | Philippines | 26.5 |
| 65 | Guyana | 25.2 |
| 66 | Nepal | 25.1 |
| 67 | Venezuela | 24.2 |
| 68 | Egypt | 22.4 |
| 68 | Micronesia | 22.4 |
| 70 | Iraq | 21.8 |
| 71 | Algeria | 21.6 |
| 72 | Palau | 21.4 |
| 73 | Guatemala | 20.5 |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | 20 |
| 75 | Tuvalu | 19.2 |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.8 |
| 77 | Cambodia | 18.4 |
| 77 | Syria | 18.4 |
| 79 | Grenada | 18 |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 17.9 |
| 81 | Jamaica | 17.8 |
| 82 | Indonesia | 17.7 |
| 83 | Lebanon | 17.6 |
| 84 | Vietnam | 17.3 |
| 85 | Bhutan | 17.2 |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 17.2 |
| 87 | Vanuatu | 17.1 |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.8 |
| 89 | North Korea | 16.7 |
| 90 | Moldova | 16.5 |
| 91 | Paraguay | 16.3 |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.9 |
| 93 | Suriname | 15.8 |
| 94 | Bolivia | 15.7 |
| 94 | Morocco | 15.7 |
| 96 | Mauritius | 15.4 |
| 97 | Panama | 15.3 |
| 98 | Honduras | 15 |
| 99 | Samoa | 14.9 |
| 100 | Brazil | 14.2 |
| 101 | Seychelles | 14 |
| 102 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 13.6 |
| 103 | Mongolia | 13.4 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 13.4 |
| 105 | Mexico | 13.1 |
| 106 | Ecuador | 12.9 |
| 106 | Jordan | 12.9 |
| 106 | Peru | 12.9 |
| 109 | Belize | 12.7 |
| 110 | Bahamas | 12.4 |
| 110 | British Virgin Islands | 12.4 |
| 112 | Tunisia | 12.1 |
| 113 | Colombia | 11.5 |
| 114 | Iran | 11.3 |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.3 |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 11.2 |
| 117 | Cape Verde | 11.1 |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 10.4 |
| 119 | Oman | 10.3 |
| 120 | El Salvador | 10 |
| 121 | Brunei | 9.9 |
| 122 | Barbados | 9.8 |
| 122 | Libya | 9.8 |
| 124 | Armenia | 9.6 |
| 124 | Türkiye | 9.6 |
| 126 | Argentina | 9.5 |
| 126 | Tonga | 9.5 |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | 9.4 |
| 129 | Albania | 9.2 |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.1 |
| 131 | Thailand | 9 |
| 132 | Bahrain | 8.8 |
| 133 | Cuba | 8.6 |
| 133 | Georgia | 8.6 |
| 135 | Malaysia | 8.3 |
| 135 | Nauru | 8.3 |
| 137 | Kuwait | 8.1 |
| 138 | Ukraine | 7.9 |
| 139 | Uruguay | 7.4 |
| 140 | Romania | 7.3 |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.9 |
| 142 | Chile | 6.8 |
| 143 | United States | 6.5 |
| 144 | Slovakia | 6.3 |
| 145 | Saudi Arabia | 6 |
| 146 | Qatar | 5.9 |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 5.9 |
| 148 | Bulgaria | 5.7 |
| 148 | China | 5.7 |
| 150 | Croatia | 5.6 |
| 151 | Canada | 5.4 |
| 151 | Maldives | 5.4 |
| 151 | Serbia | 5.4 |
| 154 | Malta | 5.3 |
| 155 | Russia | 5.2 |
| 156 | Cyprus | 5 |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 4.8 |
| 158 | New Zealand | 4.7 |
| 158 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.7 |
| 158 | United Kingdom | 4.7 |
| 161 | France | 4.3 |
| 162 | Poland | 4.2 |
| 163 | Denmark | 4 |
| 164 | Ireland | 3.9 |
| 164 | Netherlands | 3.9 |
| 164 | Switzerland | 3.9 |
| 167 | Greece | 3.8 |
| 168 | Belgium | 3.7 |
| 168 | Germany | 3.7 |
| 168 | Hungary | 3.7 |
| 171 | Australia | 3.6 |
| 172 | Lithuania | 3.4 |
| 173 | Austria | 3.3 |
| 173 | Israel | 3.3 |
| 175 | Portugal | 3.2 |
| 175 | Spain | 3.2 |
| 177 | Iceland | 2.8 |
| 177 | North Macedonia | 2.8 |
| 177 | South Korea | 2.8 |
| 180 | Italy | 2.7 |
| 180 | Monaco | 2.7 |
| 180 | Singapore | 2.7 |
| 183 | Czechia | 2.6 |
| 184 | Andorra | 2.5 |
| 184 | Latvia | 2.5 |
| 184 | Norway | 2.5 |
| 187 | Finland | 2.4 |
| 187 | Japan | 2.4 |
| 187 | Montenegro | 2.4 |
| 187 | Sweden | 2.4 |
| 191 | Belarus | 2.3 |
| 191 | Slovenia | 2.3 |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 2.2 |
| 194 | Estonia | 2 |
| 195 | San Marino | 1.3 |