Countries by under-five mortality rate
Somalia had the highest under-five mortality rate of 195 countries in 2013, at 143.2 per 1,000 live births. San Marino had the lowest, at 2.1 per 1,000 live births. The median was 18.9 per 1,000 live births and the figure for the World was 45.1 per 1,000 live births. Source: the World Bank.
Top 40 countries, 2013
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2013 | Change on 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 143.2 | -42.2 |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 137.9 | -6.2 |
| 3 | Chad | 135.8 | -3.5 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 134.2 | +12.3 |
| 5 | Niger | 128.3 | -2 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 119.9 | -1.7 |
| 7 | Mali | 119.1 | -4.8 |
| 8 | Guinea | 116.6 | -1.8 |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 108.2 | -4.1 |
| 10 | Benin | 100.6 | -2.3 |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 99.1 | -4.5 |
| 12 | Equatorial Guinea | 98.6 | -3.4 |
| 13 | South Sudan | 97.2 | -1.7 |
| 14 | Liberia | 97 | -2.5 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 96.5 | -4.3 |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 94.1 | -1.8 |
| 17 | Côte d’Ivoire | 92 | -3.3 |
| 18 | Mozambique | 82.9 | -3.6 |
| 19 | Togo | 80.2 | -2.7 |
| 20 | Pakistan | 79.6 | -2.4 |
| 21 | Lesotho | 79.3 | -2.1 |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 77.6 | -3.2 |
| 23 | Burundi | 74.9 | -4.7 |
| 24 | Haiti | 72.8 | -1.8 |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 71.2 | -3.6 |
| 26 | Djibouti | 69.2 | -2.1 |
| 27 | Angola | 67.9 | -4.1 |
| 28 | Sudan | 67.3 | -2 |
| 29 | Madagascar | 66.4 | -0.9 |
| 30 | Zambia | 66 | -3.2 |
| 31 | Gambia | 64 | -2.8 |
| 32 | Timor-Leste | 63.9 | -2 |
| 33 | Malawi | 62.9 | -5 |
| 34 | Uganda | 62.8 | -3.7 |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 62.6 | -5.4 |
| 36 | Eswatini | 59.7 | -3 |
| 37 | Tanzania | 59 | -2.7 |
| 38 | Kiribati | 57.7 | +0.3 |
| 39 | Ghana | 57.5 | -2.8 |
| 40 | Republic of the Congo | 56.2 | -1.7 |
| 41 | Senegal | 55.5 | -2.1 |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 54.7 | -1.4 |
| 43 | Myanmar | 54.6 | -2.4 |
| 44 | Mauritania | 52.1 | -1.4 |
| 45 | Rwanda | 51.4 | -2.8 |
| 46 | Comoros | 51.2 | -1.3 |
| 47 | Namibia | 50.8 | -1.8 |
| 48 | Botswana | 50.3 | -3.6 |
| 49 | Eritrea | 49.7 | -1.7 |
| 50 | Yemen | 49.6 | -2 |
| 51 | Kenya | 49.4 | -1.3 |
| 51 | Laos | 49.4 | -2.7 |
| 53 | India | 49.1 | -2.9 |
| 54 | Gabon | 47.3 | -2.1 |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 42.8 | -0.1 |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 42.4 | -2 |
| 57 | Nepal | 41.7 | -2 |
| 58 | South Africa | 41.4 | -1.7 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 37 | -0.8 |
| 60 | Syria | 36.9 | +2.7 |
| 61 | Guyana | 35.2 | -0.8 |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 34.8 | 0 |
| 63 | Cambodia | 34.5 | -2.7 |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 34 | -1 |
| 65 | Bhutan | 33.2 | -2.3 |
| 66 | Micronesia | 31.6 | -1 |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 31.4 | -2 |
| 68 | Iraq | 31.3 | -1.1 |
| 69 | Guatemala | 30.4 | -1.4 |
| 70 | Bolivia | 30.3 | -2 |
| 71 | Indonesia | 28.6 | -1.3 |
| 72 | Philippines | 28.3 | -0.3 |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 28 | -1 |
| 74 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 27.9 | -2.5 |
| 75 | Egypt | 27.8 | -0.8 |
| 76 | Dominica | 27.4 | +0.9 |
| 77 | Morocco | 26 | -1.5 |
| 78 | Algeria | 25.9 | -0.7 |
| 79 | Solomon Islands | 25.8 | -0.4 |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.7 | -1.3 |
| 81 | North Korea | 24.1 | -1.6 |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.5 | -0.4 |
| 83 | Paraguay | 23.4 | -0.8 |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 23 | -2 |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 22.6 | -1.6 |
| 86 | Vietnam | 22.3 | -0.2 |
| 87 | Honduras | 21.9 | -0.8 |
| 88 | Suriname | 21.6 | -0.6 |
| 89 | Mongolia | 21.5 | -1.3 |
| 90 | Nauru | 20.9 | -1.8 |
| 91 | Fiji | 20.7 | -0.3 |
| 92 | Palau | 20.1 | +0.4 |
| 93 | Palestine | 19.6 | -0.7 |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 19.4 | -1.2 |
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.3 | +0.2 |
| 96 | Vanuatu | 19.2 | -0.5 |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.1 | -0.8 |
| 98 | Jamaica | 18.9 | 0 |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 18.8 | 0 |
| 100 | Samoa | 18.7 | -0.1 |
| 101 | Tunisia | 18.3 | -0.1 |
| 102 | Venezuela | 17.9 | +0.3 |
| 103 | Peru | 17.8 | -0.7 |
| 104 | Mexico | 17.5 | -0.4 |
| 104 | Panama | 17.5 | -0.4 |
| 106 | Jordan | 17.4 | -0.5 |
| 107 | Belize | 17 | -0.7 |
| 108 | Grenada | 16.8 | +0.4 |
| 108 | Iran | 16.8 | -0.7 |
| 110 | Brazil | 16.7 | -0.5 |
| 111 | Ecuador | 16.6 | -0.8 |
| 112 | Colombia | 16.5 | -0.6 |
| 113 | Armenia | 16.1 | -0.8 |
| 114 | El Salvador | 16 | -0.7 |
| 114 | Moldova | 16 | -0.2 |
| 116 | British Virgin Islands | 15.6 | 0 |
| 117 | Mauritius | 14.9 | -0.1 |
| 118 | Türkiye | 14.7 | -0.9 |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 14.5 | -1.8 |
| 120 | Bahamas | 14.4 | -0.3 |
| 120 | Libya | 14.4 | -0.6 |
| 120 | Seychelles | 14.4 | +0.1 |
| 123 | Barbados | 13.3 | -0.2 |
| 124 | Argentina | 12.7 | -0.6 |
| 124 | Lebanon | 12.7 | 0 |
| 124 | Thailand | 12.7 | -0.4 |
| 127 | China | 12.5 | -1 |
| 128 | Tonga | 12.3 | -0.3 |
| 129 | Georgia | 11.5 | -0.7 |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.4 | -0.2 |
| 131 | Maldives | 11.3 | -0.8 |
| 131 | Oman | 11.3 | -0.1 |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 10.7 | +0.3 |
| 134 | Romania | 10.6 | -0.6 |
| 135 | Albania | 10.5 | -0.7 |
| 136 | Brunei | 10.4 | +0.2 |
| 137 | Ukraine | 10.2 | -0.5 |
| 138 | Saudi Arabia | 10.1 | -0.7 |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 9.8 | -0.5 |
| 140 | Uruguay | 9.7 | -0.3 |
| 141 | Kuwait | 9.6 | -0.4 |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 9.5 | -0.3 |
| 142 | Russia | 9.5 | -0.4 |
| 144 | Bulgaria | 9.3 | -0.6 |
| 145 | Qatar | 8.4 | -0.3 |
| 146 | Chile | 8.3 | -0.1 |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 8.2 | -0.2 |
| 148 | Malaysia | 8 | 0 |
| 149 | Bahrain | 7.9 | -0.2 |
| 150 | United States | 6.9 | -0.1 |
| 151 | Serbia | 6.8 | -0.3 |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.7 | 0 |
| 152 | Malta | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| 155 | Slovakia | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| 156 | Latvia | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| 157 | Cuba | 6 | -0.1 |
| 158 | New Zealand | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| 159 | Hungary | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| 160 | Canada | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| 161 | Poland | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 162 | Croatia | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 162 | Lithuania | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| 164 | Montenegro | 5 | -0.5 |
| 165 | Belarus | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| 165 | United Kingdom | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| 167 | Switzerland | 4.4 | 0 |
| 168 | Belgium | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| 168 | Netherlands | 4.2 | 0 |
| 170 | Australia | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| 170 | Denmark | 4.1 | 0 |
| 170 | France | 4.1 | 0 |
| 170 | Greece | 4.1 | +0.1 |
| 170 | Israel | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| 175 | Germany | 4 | 0 |
| 176 | Andorra | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| 176 | Austria | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| 176 | Ireland | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| 179 | Italy | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| 179 | Monaco | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| 179 | South Korea | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| 182 | Estonia | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| 182 | Portugal | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 184 | Spain | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 185 | Czechia | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 186 | Japan | 3 | -0.1 |
| 187 | Norway | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| 187 | Sweden | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| 189 | Singapore | 2.8 | 0 |
| 189 | Slovenia | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| 191 | Cyprus | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| 192 | Finland | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| 192 | Iceland | 2.6 | 0 |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| 195 | San Marino | 2.1 | -0.2 |
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About this ranking
Probability that a newborn dies before reaching age five, per 1,000 live births, if subject to the age-specific mortality of the year.
Includes infant deaths, so it is always higher than the infant mortality rate.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which country has the highest under-five mortality rate?
Somalia, with 143.2 per 1,000 live births in 2013, according to the World Bank.
Which country has the lowest under-five mortality rate?
San Marino, with 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2013.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Mortality rate, under-5, per 1,000 live births (SH.DYN.MORT). Retrieved 2026-10-11.