Countries by under-five mortality rate
Somalia had the highest under-five mortality rate of 195 countries in 2018, at 136.4 per 1,000 live births. San Marino had the lowest, at 1.6 per 1,000 live births. The median was 16.4 per 1,000 live births and the figure for the World was 40 per 1,000 live births. Source: the World Bank.
Top 40 countries, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 136.4 | -20 |
| 2 | South Sudan | 133.7 | -158.3 |
| 3 | Niger | 121.9 | -1.2 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 120.2 | -35 |
| 5 | Chad | 117.6 | -3.8 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 117.2 | 0 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 112.4 | -4.6 |
| 8 | Guinea | 107.5 | -2 |
| 9 | Mali | 96.2 | -4.4 |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 91.7 | +0.2 |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 91 | -3.1 |
| 12 | Benin | 89.4 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Liberia | 89.4 | -0.9 |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 83.2 | -2.9 |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 82.2 | -2.9 |
| 16 | Cameroon | 78.9 | -3 |
| 17 | Côte d’Ivoire | 77.9 | -2.6 |
| 18 | Mozambique | 70.2 | -1.8 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 68.8 | -1.3 |
| 20 | Togo | 68.1 | -2.3 |
| 21 | Pakistan | 67.9 | -2.2 |
| 22 | Madagascar | 64.9 | 0 |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 64.8 | -2.3 |
| 24 | Haiti | 63.4 | -1.9 |
| 25 | Kiribati | 59.6 | 0 |
| 26 | Djibouti | 59.4 | -1.8 |
| 27 | Burundi | 58.5 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Sudan | 57.8 | -1.9 |
| 29 | Angola | 56.5 | -1.4 |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 56.3 | -0.4 |
| 31 | Timor-Leste | 56 | -1.3 |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 55.8 | -2.6 |
| 33 | Zambia | 54.7 | -0.5 |
| 34 | Uganda | 52.7 | -1.3 |
| 35 | Gambia | 52.3 | -2 |
| 36 | Malawi | 52 | -1.8 |
| 37 | Eswatini | 50.4 | -3.2 |
| 38 | Namibia | 48.5 | -1.3 |
| 39 | Senegal | 47.9 | -1.5 |
| 40 | Republic of the Congo | 47.6 | -1.7 |
| 40 | Tanzania | 47.6 | -2.2 |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 47.5 | -1.4 |
| 43 | Yemen | 47.3 | -0.2 |
| 44 | Ghana | 46.1 | -2.1 |
| 45 | Comoros | 45.8 | -1.1 |
| 46 | Myanmar | 45.2 | -1.6 |
| 47 | Mauritania | 44.7 | -1.5 |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 43.8 | 0 |
| 49 | Kenya | 43.7 | -1 |
| 49 | Rwanda | 43.7 | -1 |
| 51 | Eritrea | 41.9 | -1.4 |
| 52 | Botswana | 41.2 | -0.9 |
| 53 | Gabon | 39.9 | -1.5 |
| 54 | Laos | 38.3 | -1.9 |
| 55 | India | 36.9 | -2.1 |
| 56 | South Africa | 34.9 | -0.8 |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 34.7 | -0.2 |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 33.5 | -1.5 |
| 59 | Nepal | 32.6 | -1.6 |
| 60 | Syria | 32.5 | -0.4 |
| 61 | Marshall Islands | 32.2 | -1 |
| 62 | Dominica | 32.1 | +1 |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 30.7 | -0.3 |
| 64 | Guyana | 30.5 | -0.9 |
| 65 | Philippines | 27.9 | +0.1 |
| 66 | Micronesia | 27.3 | -0.8 |
| 67 | Iraq | 26.5 | -1 |
| 68 | Egypt | 25.2 | -0.4 |
| 69 | Guatemala | 25.1 | -1 |
| 70 | Bhutan | 24.2 | -1.6 |
| 70 | Fiji | 24.2 | +1.5 |
| 70 | Venezuela | 24.2 | 0 |
| 73 | Cambodia | 24.1 | -1.5 |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 23.8 | -1.3 |
| 75 | Algeria | 23.7 | -0.3 |
| 76 | Solomon Islands | 23.6 | -0.5 |
| 77 | Tuvalu | 23.5 | -0.8 |
| 78 | Palau | 22.9 | +0.4 |
| 79 | Indonesia | 22.8 | -1 |
| 80 | Bolivia | 22 | -1.4 |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.6 | -0.4 |
| 82 | Vietnam | 20.5 | -0.4 |
| 83 | Morocco | 19.9 | -0.9 |
| 83 | Paraguay | 19.9 | -0.6 |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 19 | -1 |
| 86 | Suriname | 18.9 | -0.6 |
| 87 | Jamaica | 18.7 | 0 |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.6 | -0.4 |
| 89 | North Korea | 18.4 | -0.7 |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 18.4 | -0.1 |
| 91 | Grenada | 18.3 | +0.2 |
| 92 | Honduras | 18.2 | -0.7 |
| 92 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 18.2 | -1.4 |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 18.2 | -0.1 |
| 95 | Samoa | 17.5 | -0.3 |
| 95 | Tunisia | 17.5 | -0.4 |
| 97 | Mongolia | 16.4 | -1 |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 16.4 | -0.9 |
| 99 | Palestine | 16.3 | -0.6 |
| 99 | Panama | 16.3 | -0.4 |
| 101 | Mauritius | 15.4 | +0.4 |
| 101 | Mexico | 15.4 | -0.4 |
| 101 | Moldova | 15.4 | 0 |
| 104 | Jordan | 15.3 | -0.4 |
| 104 | Peru | 15.3 | -0.4 |
| 106 | Brazil | 15.2 | -0.2 |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 15.1 | -1.1 |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15 | -0.8 |
| 109 | Seychelles | 14.8 | +0.1 |
| 110 | British Virgin Islands | 14.6 | -0.3 |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 14.6 | -0.7 |
| 112 | Ecuador | 14.1 | -0.3 |
| 113 | Colombia | 14 | -0.5 |
| 113 | Lebanon | 14 | +0.5 |
| 115 | Belize | 13.9 | -0.5 |
| 115 | Iran | 13.9 | -0.5 |
| 117 | Bahamas | 13.5 | -0.2 |
| 118 | Nauru | 13.1 | -1.3 |
| 119 | Armenia | 12.7 | -0.6 |
| 119 | El Salvador | 12.7 | -0.6 |
| 121 | Libya | 11.9 | -0.5 |
| 122 | Barbados | 11.8 | -0.3 |
| 123 | Türkiye | 11.7 | -0.5 |
| 124 | Tonga | 11.1 | -0.3 |
| 125 | Oman | 10.9 | -0.1 |
| 126 | Thailand | 10.8 | -0.3 |
| 127 | Argentina | 10.7 | -0.3 |
| 128 | Brunei | 10.6 | -0.1 |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.5 | -0.2 |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 10.3 | -0.2 |
| 131 | Georgia | 9.8 | -0.2 |
| 132 | Albania | 9.3 | 0 |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 9 | +0.1 |
| 134 | Kuwait | 8.9 | 0 |
| 135 | Ukraine | 8.7 | -0.2 |
| 136 | China | 8.6 | -0.7 |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 8.4 | -1.2 |
| 138 | Malaysia | 8.2 | 0 |
| 139 | Maldives | 8 | -0.6 |
| 140 | Bahrain | 7.7 | 0 |
| 140 | Uruguay | 7.7 | -0.3 |
| 142 | Saudi Arabia | 7.6 | -0.4 |
| 142 | Sri Lanka | 7.6 | -0.3 |
| 144 | Chile | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 144 | Romania | 7.3 | -0.6 |
| 146 | Bulgaria | 7 | -0.3 |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.8 | 0 |
| 147 | Qatar | 6.8 | -0.3 |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| 150 | Cuba | 6.6 | +0.2 |
| 151 | United States | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| 152 | Russia | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| 153 | Malta | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| 154 | Slovakia | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| 155 | Serbia | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| 156 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| 157 | New Zealand | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| 158 | Canada | 5.2 | 0 |
| 159 | Croatia | 4.8 | 0 |
| 160 | Poland | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| 161 | United Kingdom | 4.4 | 0 |
| 162 | Hungary | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| 163 | France | 4.2 | 0 |
| 163 | Greece | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| 163 | Latvia | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| 163 | Lithuania | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| 167 | Switzerland | 4.1 | 0 |
| 168 | Belgium | 4 | 0 |
| 168 | Netherlands | 4 | 0 |
| 170 | Denmark | 3.9 | 0 |
| 171 | Australia | 3.8 | 0 |
| 171 | Germany | 3.8 | 0 |
| 173 | Israel | 3.7 | 0 |
| 174 | Austria | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 174 | Portugal | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 176 | Belarus | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| 176 | Ireland | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| 178 | Montenegro | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 179 | Italy | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| 179 | Monaco | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| 179 | South Korea | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| 179 | Spain | 3.2 | 0 |
| 183 | Andorra | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 183 | Czechia | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 185 | Cyprus | 2.7 | +0.1 |
| 185 | Estonia | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| 185 | Iceland | 2.7 | 0 |
| 185 | Sweden | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| 189 | Japan | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| 189 | Norway | 2.5 | 0 |
| 189 | Singapore | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| 192 | Finland | 2.4 | 0 |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| 192 | Slovenia | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| 195 | San Marino | 1.6 | -0.1 |
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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 136.4 per 1,000 live births in 2018, according to the World Bank.
Which country has the lowest under-five mortality rate?
San Marino, with 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2018.
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.