Countries by under-five mortality rate

Nigeria had the highest under-five mortality rate of 195 countries in 2023, at 116.8 per 1,000 live births. San Marino had the lowest, at 1.3 per 1,000 live births. The median was 15.4 per 1,000 live births and the figure for the World was 38.3 per 1,000 live births. Source: the World Bank.

Highest116.8Nigeria

Lowest1.3San Marino

Median15.4195 countries

World38.3History

Top 40 countries, 2023

per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Mortality rate, under-5, per 1,000 live births (SH.DYN.MORT). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

Rank	Countries	2023 per 1,000 live births	Change on 2022
1	Nigeria	116.8	-0.7
2	Niger	113.5	-2.5
3	Somalia	104.3	-38.8
4	Chad	100.6	-3.3
5	South Sudan	96.7	0
6	Guinea	95	-2.6
7	Sierra Leone	93.8	-3.3
8	Central African Republic	92.6	-332
9	Democratic Republic of the Congo	91.3	-1.2
10	Liberia	87.3	-0.5
11	Burkina Faso	77.4	-2.4
12	Benin	77.2	-2.4
13	Mali	76.2	-3.5
14	Equatorial Guinea	70.4	-2.4
15	Guinea-Bissau	69.7	-2.3
16	Cameroon	67	-2.4
17	Côte d’Ivoire	66.5	-2.2
18	Zimbabwe	64.2	+0.2
19	Madagascar	63.6	-0.9
20	Sudan	63.1	+12.1
21	Mozambique	61.7	-2.2
22	Lesotho	61.3	-0.7
23	Togo	58.1	-1.9
24	Pakistan	57.8	-1.9
25	Afghanistan	54.9	-1.9
26	Kiribati	54.5	-1.4
27	Haiti	54.4	-1.8
28	Ethiopia	51.5	-16.6
29	Angola	50.5	-1.4
29	Djibouti	50.5	-1.6
31	Malawi	49.6	-0.5
32	Uganda	49.4	-0.6
33	Timor-Leste	49.2	-1.5
34	Zambia	49.1	-0.4
35	Burundi	48.7	-1.6
36	Eswatini	46.2	-1.1
37	Gambia	43.8	-1.5
38	Palestine	41.9	+27.8
39	Namibia	41.1	-0.5
40	Papua New Guinea	40.6	-1.3
41	Republic of the Congo	40.3	-1.2
42	Comoros	40.2	-1.2
42	Turkmenistan	40.2	-0.9
44	Kenya	39.6	-0.9
45	Yemen	39.5	-1.6
46	Rwanda	38.8	-0.9
47	Tanzania	38.5	-1.6
48	Senegal	38.2	-1.9
49	Mauritania	38.1	-1.3
49	Myanmar	38.1	-1.4
51	Ghana	37.2	-1.4
52	Dominica	35.4	+0.4
52	Eritrea	35.4	-1.2
54	South Africa	34.8	+0.5
55	Botswana	34.6	-1.1
56	Gabon	33.8	-0.9
57	Libya	31.7	+21.3
58	Dominican Republic	31.5	-0.8
59	Bangladesh	30.6	-0.1
60	Laos	30.5	-1.3
61	Fiji	29.2	+0.3
62	Tajikistan	28.8	-0.6
63	India	28	-1.5
64	Marshall Islands	27.6	-0.9
65	Philippines	27	-0.5
66	Nepal	26.1	-1
67	Guyana	26	-0.9
68	Venezuela	24.2	0
69	Micronesia	23.1	-0.8
70	Egypt	22.9	-0.6
71	Iraq	22.5	-0.8
72	Algeria	22	-0.3
73	Palau	21.9	-0.5
74	Guatemala	21.2	-0.7
75	Solomon Islands	20.6	-0.7
76	Syria	20.1	-0.6
77	Tuvalu	19.8	-0.7
78	Trinidad and Tobago	19.3	-0.6
79	Cambodia	19.1	-0.8
80	Azerbaijan	18.7	-0.9
81	Indonesia	18.4	-0.7
82	Grenada	18.3	-0.2
83	Jamaica	18.1	-0.3
84	Bhutan	18	-1
84	North Korea	18	+0.3
86	Vietnam	17.8	-0.6
87	Saint Lucia	17.5	-0.2
87	Vanuatu	17.5	-0.3
89	Kyrgyzstan	17	-0.3
89	Lebanon	17	+0.7
91	Paraguay	16.9	-0.6
92	Bolivia	16.4	-0.9
92	Saint Kitts and Nevis	16.4	-0.4
94	Morocco	16.3	-0.7
94	Suriname	16.3	-0.5
96	Moldova	16.2	+0.2
97	Honduras	15.5	-0.5
98	Mauritius	15.4	-0.1
99	Samoa	15.3	-0.5
100	Panama	15.1	0
101	Brazil	14.4	-0.2
102	Seychelles	14.3	-0.2
103	São Tomé and Príncipe	14.1	-0.6
104	Nicaragua	13.8	-0.5
104	Türkiye	13.8	+3.6
106	Uzbekistan	13.7	-0.4
107	Mongolia	13.6	-0.3
108	Mexico	13.4	-0.4
109	Jordan	13.3	-0.4
109	Peru	13.3	-0.4
111	Ecuador	13	-0.2
112	Tunisia	12.9	-1
113	Belize	12.8	0
114	Bahamas	12.7	-0.2
114	British Virgin Islands	12.7	-0.4
116	Colombia	11.9	-0.4
117	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	11.8	-0.5
118	Iran	11.7	-0.4
119	Cape Verde	11.6	-0.5
120	El Salvador	10.4	-0.4
120	Oman	10.4	-0.1
122	Barbados	10.1	-0.3
122	Brunei	10.1	-0.1
122	Costa Rica	10.1	+0.2
125	Armenia	10	-0.5
126	Tonga	9.8	-0.3
127	Argentina	9.7	-0.2
128	Kazakhstan	9.6	-0.2
129	Albania	9.4	0
130	Antigua and Barbuda	9.3	-0.3
131	Thailand	9.2	-0.3
132	Georgia	8.8	-0.2
133	Nauru	8.7	-0.6
134	Bahrain	8.6	+0.2
135	Kuwait	8.4	-0.2
136	Malaysia	8.3	+0.1
137	Cuba	8.2	+0.4
138	Ukraine	8	-0.5
139	Uruguay	7.4	+0.1
140	Chile	6.9	+0.1
140	Romania	6.9	+0.3
142	United States	6.5	0
143	Saudi Arabia	6.2	-0.2
143	Slovakia	6.2	+0.1
145	China	6.1	-0.5
145	Sri Lanka	6.1	-0.2
147	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	-0.2
147	Qatar	6	-0.1
149	Bulgaria	5.9	-0.2
150	Maldives	5.7	-0.3
151	Malta	5.5	-0.1
152	Canada	5.4	+0.1
152	Serbia	5.4	0
154	Russia	5.3	-0.1
155	Croatia	5.1	+0.5
156	United Arab Emirates	5	-0.3
157	New Zealand	4.9	-0.1
158	Turks and Caicos Islands	4.8	-0.2
159	Cyprus	4.6	+0.5
159	United Kingdom	4.6	+0.1
161	France	4.3	0
161	Poland	4.3	0
163	Denmark	3.9	+0.1
163	Greece	3.9	-0.1
163	Netherlands	3.9	-0.1
163	Switzerland	3.9	0
167	Hungary	3.8	-0.1
167	Ireland	3.8	+0.1
169	Australia	3.7	0
169	Belgium	3.7	-0.1
169	Germany	3.7	0
172	Israel	3.4	0
172	Lithuania	3.4	-0.1
172	North Macedonia	3.4	-0.8
175	Austria	3.3	0
176	Portugal	3.2	-0.1
176	Spain	3.2	0
178	Iceland	2.9	0
178	South Korea	2.9	0
180	Italy	2.8	0
180	Latvia	2.8	-0.2
182	Monaco	2.7	-0.1
183	Andorra	2.6	-0.1
183	Czechia	2.6	-0.1
183	Singapore	2.6	+0.1
186	Montenegro	2.5	-0.1
187	Belarus	2.4	-0.2
187	Finland	2.4	0
187	Japan	2.4	0
187	Norway	2.4	0
187	Sweden	2.4	-0.1
192	Slovenia	2.3	0
193	Luxembourg	2.2	-0.1
194	Estonia	2.1	-0.1
195	San Marino	1.3	-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.

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Which country has the highest under-five mortality rate?

Nigeria, with 116.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest under-five mortality rate?

San Marino, with 1.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

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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.

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