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Countries by Child Mortality
Complete ranking of 195 countries • per 1,000 live births • Data refreshed May 28, 2026
Leader
Niger
Field size
195 countries
Lowest rank
San Marino
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About Under-5 Mortality Rate Rankings
Niger leads all 195 countries in Under-5 Mortality Rate with a value of 114.8 per 1k births, while San Marino ranks last at 1.40 per 1k births. This represents a 82-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Under-5 Mortality Rate Measures
Deaths before age 5 per 1,000 live births, from World Bank Open Data.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Under-5 Mortality Rate across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 1.40 per 1k births (San Marino) to 114.8 per 1k births (Niger) — a 82-fold difference across 195 countries.
Regional Patterns
African countries dominate this ranking, holding 20 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 6.10 per 1k births to 38.5 per 1k births. The overall spread from 1.40 per 1k births to 114.8 per 1k births reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Niger and Nigeria are separated by only 9%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Under-5 Mortality Rate
The 5 strongest Under-5 Mortality Rate reads.
Lowest Under-5 Mortality Rate
The 5 lowest Under-5 Mortality Rate reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 195 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
1stNigerAfrica114.8 per 1k births2ndNigeriaAfrica104.9 per 1k births3rdSomaliaAfrica104 per 1k births4thChadAfrica101.1 per 1k births5thSouth SudanAfrica98.7 per 1k births6thGuineaAfrica95 per 1k births7thSierra LeoneAfrica94.3 per 1k births8thCentral African RepublicAfrica92.2 per 1k births9thMaliAfrica91.3 per 1k births10thBeninAfrica77.9 per 1k births11thBurkina FasoAfrica77.3 per 1k births12thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica73.2 per 1k births13thLiberiaAfrica72.9 per 1k births14thEquatorial GuineaAfrica70.6 per 1k births15thGuinea-BissauAfrica69.3 per 1k births16thCameroonAfrica67.2 per 1k births17thCôte d'IvoireAfrica67.1 per 1k births18thMadagascarAfrica64.8 per 1k births19thAngolaAfrica64 per 1k births20thMozambiqueAfrica61.7 per 1k births21stLesothoAfrica58.9 per 1k births22ndPakistanAsia58.5 per 1k births23rdTogoAfrica58.3 per 1k births24thAfghanistanAsia55.5 per 1k births25thHaitiNorth America55.1 per 1k births26thKiribatiOceania55.1 per 1k births27thDjiboutiAfrica50.4 per 1k births28thSudanAfrica50.1 per 1k births29thTimor-LesteAsia50 per 1k births30thBurundiAfrica49.2 per 1k births31stEthiopiaAfrica46.5 per 1k births32ndEswatiniAfrica45 per 1k births33rdZambiaAfrica44.7 per 1k births34thZimbabweAfrica44.2 per 1k births35thGambiaAfrica44.1 per 1k births36thNamibiaAfrica40.7 per 1k births37thCongoAfrica40.5 per 1k births38thPapua New GuineaOceania40.3 per 1k births39thRwandaAfrica40 per 1k births40thTurkmenistanAsia40 per 1k births41stKenyaAfrica39.9 per 1k births42ndComorosAfrica39.8 per 1k births43rdBotswanaAfrica39.6 per 1k births44thYemenAsia39.3 per 1k births45thLaosAsia39 per 1k births46thTanzaniaAfrica38.9 per 1k births47thUgandaAfrica38.8 per 1k births48thMyanmarAsia38.7 per 1k births49thSenegalAfrica38.5 per 1k births50thMalawiAfrica38.3 per 1k births51stMauritaniaAfrica37.8 per 1k births52ndGhanaAfrica37.1 per 1k births53rdDominicaNorth America35.5 per 1k births54thEritreaAfrica35.4 per 1k births55thSouth AfricaAfrica34.7 per 1k births56thGabonAfrica33.2 per 1k births57thDominican RepublicNorth America31.4 per 1k births58thLibyaAfrica30.8 per 1k births59thBangladeshAsia30.6 per 1k births60thFijiOceania29.1 per 1k births61stMarshall IslandsOceania28.2 per 1k births62ndIndiaAsia27.7 per 1k births63rdTajikistanAsia27.3 per 1k births64thPhilippinesAsia26.9 per 1k births65thNepalAsia26.5 per 1k births66thPalestineAsia26.3 per 1k births67thGuyanaNorth America25.7 per 1k births68thVenezuelaNorth America24.3 per 1k births69thBoliviaSouth America23.1 per 1k births70thBhutanAsia23.1 per 1k births71stMicronesiaOceania23.1 per 1k births72ndCambodiaAsia22.9 per 1k births73rdIraqAsia22.6 per 1k births74thPalauOceania22.3 per 1k births75thAlgeriaAfrica22 per 1k births76thGuatemalaNorth America21.4 per 1k births77thIndonesiaAsia20.6 per 1k births78thSolomon IslandsOceania20.6 per 1k births79thSyriaAsia20.6 per 1k births80thVietnamAsia20 per 1k births81stTuvaluOceania19.9 per 1k births82ndJamaicaNorth America19.3 per 1k births83rdTrinidad and TobagoNorth America19.1 per 1k births84thAzerbaijanEurope18.6 per 1k births85thGrenadaNorth America18.3 per 1k births86thLebanonAsia18.3 per 1k births87thNorth KoreaAsia18 per 1k births88thEgyptAfrica17.5 per 1k births89thKyrgyzstanAsia17 per 1k births90thParaguaySouth America17 per 1k births91stVanuatuOceania16.8 per 1k births92ndMoroccoAfrica16.6 per 1k births93rdSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America16.3 per 1k births94thSurinameNorth America16.2 per 1k births95thPeruSouth America15.8 per 1k births96thSamoaOceania15.7 per 1k births97thHondurasNorth America15.5 per 1k births98thSaint LuciaNorth America15.5 per 1k births99thMauritiusAfrica15.2 per 1k births100thMoldovaEurope14.7 per 1k births101stBrazilSouth America14.4 per 1k births102ndSeychellesAfrica14.3 per 1k births103rdSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica13.9 per 1k births104thMongoliaAsia13.6 per 1k births105thNicaraguaNorth America13.4 per 1k births106thPanamaNorth America13.3 per 1k births107thUzbekistanAsia13.3 per 1k births108thJordanAsia13.2 per 1k births109thEcuadorSouth America13.1 per 1k births110thTunisiaAfrica12.9 per 1k births111stTurkeyEurope12.8 per 1k births112ndBahamasNorth America12.7 per 1k births113rdBelizeNorth America12.7 per 1k births114thBritish Virgin IslandsNorth America12.7 per 1k births115thMexicoNorth America12.5 per 1k births116thColombiaNorth America12 per 1k births117thIranAsia11.8 per 1k births118thCabo VerdeAfrica11.6 per 1k births119thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America10.6 per 1k births120thCosta RicaNorth America10.5 per 1k births121stOmanAsia10.4 per 1k births122ndEl SalvadorNorth America10.4 per 1k births123rdArmeniaEurope10 per 1k births124thBarbadosNorth America10 per 1k births125thTongaOceania9.9 per 1k births126thArgentinaSouth America9.6 per 1k births127thKazakhstanAsia9.6 per 1k births128thAlbaniaEurope9.4 per 1k births129thBruneiAsia9.4 per 1k births130thAntigua and BarbudaNorth America9.3 per 1k births131stGeorgiaEurope9.2 per 1k births132ndThailandAsia9.2 per 1k births133rdNauruOceania8.9 per 1k births134thKuwaitAsia8.8 per 1k births135thBahrainAsia8.6 per 1k births136thCubaNorth America8.3 per 1k births137thMalaysiaAsia8.1 per 1k births138thUkraineEurope8.1 per 1k births139thChileSouth America7.2 per 1k births140thUruguaySouth America6.7 per 1k births141stRomaniaEurope6.6 per 1k births142ndUnited StatesNorth America6.5 per 1k births143rdChinaAsia6.2 per 1k births144thSaudi ArabiaAsia6.2 per 1k births145thBulgariaEurope6.1 per 1k births146thSri LankaAsia6.1 per 1k births147thSlovakiaEurope6.1 per 1k births148thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope6.0 per 1k births149thQatarAsia6.0 per 1k births150thMaldivesAsia5.7 per 1k births151stTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America5.6 per 1k births152ndMaltaEurope5.5 per 1k births153rdSerbiaEurope5.2 per 1k births154thCanadaNorth America5.1 per 1k births155thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia5.0 per 1k births156thNew ZealandOceania4.7 per 1k births157thCroatiaEurope4.6 per 1k births158thUnited KingdomEurope4.5 per 1k births159thRussiaEurope4.5 per 1k births160thPolandEurope4.4 per 1k births161stFranceEurope4.3 per 1k births162ndNetherlandsEurope4.0 per 1k births163rdSwitzerlandEurope3.9 per 1k births164thHungaryEurope3.8 per 1k births165thIrelandEurope3.8 per 1k births166thAustraliaOceania3.7 per 1k births167thGermanyEurope3.7 per 1k births168thGreeceEurope3.7 per 1k births169thBelgiumEurope3.6 per 1k births170thCyprusEurope3.5 per 1k births171stDenmarkEurope3.4 per 1k births172ndIsraelAsia3.4 per 1k births173rdLithuaniaEurope3.4 per 1k births174thNorth MacedoniaEurope3.3 per 1k births175thPortugalEurope3.2 per 1k births176thAustriaEurope3.1 per 1k births177thSpainEurope3.1 per 1k births178thLatviaEurope3.0 per 1k births179thItalyEurope2.8 per 1k births180thSouth KoreaAsia2.8 per 1k births181stMonacoEurope2.7 per 1k births182ndAndorraEurope2.6 per 1k births183rdCzechiaEurope2.6 per 1k births184thIcelandEurope2.6 per 1k births185thMontenegroEurope2.6 per 1k births186thSwedenEurope2.5 per 1k births187thBelarusEurope2.4 per 1k births188thJapanAsia2.4 per 1k births189thNorwayEurope2.4 per 1k births190thFinlandEurope2.3 per 1k births191stLuxembourgEurope2.3 per 1k births192ndSloveniaEurope2.2 per 1k births193rdEstoniaEurope2.1 per 1k births194thSingaporeAsia2.1 per 1k births195thSan MarinoEurope1.4 per 1k births
