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Number of children who die before age 5

deaths · higher is better · 216 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Nigeria771,644
  2. 2India642,598
  3. 3Pakistan405,643
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.312,148
  5. 5Ethiopia181,015
  6. 6Niger123,007
  7. 7Bangladesh95,733
  8. 8Indonesia92,374
  9. 9Tanzania90,186
  10. 10Angola87,654
  11. 11Mali85,201
  12. 12Sudan83,414
  13. 13Afghanistan81,376
  14. 14Mozambique80,047
  15. 15Somalia, Fed. Rep.79,142
  16. 16Chad79,068
  17. 17China70,824
  18. 18Cote d'Ivoire66,701
  19. 19Uganda65,931
  20. 20Madagascar64,828
  21. 21Cameroon64,104
  22. 22Kenya60,947
  23. 23Burkina Faso55,713
  24. 24Yemen, Rep.54,401
  25. 25Philippines51,634
  26. 26Guinea44,951
  27. 27South Africa44,801
  28. 28Egypt, Arab Rep.42,457
  29. 29Benin37,100
  30. 30Ghana36,223
  31. 31Brazil36,058
  32. 32Myanmar35,706
  33. 33Zambia35,250
  34. 34South Sudan31,927
  35. 35Viet Nam28,546
  36. 36Iraq26,373
  37. 37Malawi25,719
  38. 38Mexico25,454
  39. 39Sierra Leone25,032
  40. 40United States22,683
  41. 41Zimbabwe22,505
  42. 42Burundi22,295
  43. 43Central African Republic21,097
  44. 44Algeria19,471
  45. 45Senegal18,533
  46. 46Nepal15,081
  47. 47Togo14,864
  48. 48Rwanda14,480
  49. 49Turkiye14,408
  50. 50Haiti14,388
  51. 51Iran, Islamic Rep.13,851
  52. 52Uzbekistan12,619
  53. 53Liberia11,993
  54. 54Syrian Arab Republic11,566
  55. 55Bolivia10,762
  56. 56Morocco10,726
  57. 57Papua New Guinea10,162
  58. 58Colombia8,456
  59. 59Cambodia8,324
  60. 60Tajikistan8,135
  61. 61Guatemala8,105
  62. 62Venezuela, RB8,047
  63. 63Peru7,984
  64. 64Congo, Rep.7,474
  65. 65Mauritania6,499
  66. 66Dominican Republic6,456
  67. 67Turkmenistan6,396
  68. 68Lao PDR6,366
  69. 69Korea, Dem. People's Rep.6,203
  70. 70Russian Federation5,935
  71. 71Argentina5,245
  72. 72Thailand4,873
  73. 73Guinea-Bissau4,452
  74. 74Libya4,191
  75. 75Lesotho4,009
  76. 76Kazakhstan3,941
  77. 77Equatorial Guinea3,843
  78. 78West Bank and Gaza3,821
  79. 79Honduras3,600
  80. 80Gambia, The3,566
  81. 81Eritrea3,453
  82. 82Malaysia3,421
  83. 83Saudi Arabia3,323
  84. 84Jordan3,230
  85. 85Ecuador3,214
  86. 86Namibia2,941
  87. 87United Kingdom2,936
  88. 88France2,691
  89. 89Kyrgyz Republic2,585
  90. 90Gabon2,568
  91. 91Germany2,562
  92. 92Botswana2,311
  93. 93Paraguay2,309
  94. 94Azerbaijan2,232
  95. 95Sri Lanka2,041
  96. 96Nicaragua1,946
  97. 97Tunisia1,826
  98. 98Japan1,761
  99. 99Canada1,753
  100. 100Lebanon1,727
  101. 101Ukraine1,530
  102. 102Eswatini1,471
  103. 103Timor-Leste1,447
  104. 104Djibouti1,203
  105. 105Poland1,196
  106. 106Australia1,162
  107. 107Panama1,157
  108. 108El Salvador1,139
  109. 109Comoros1,128
  110. 110Romania1,093
  111. 111Italy1,038
  112. 112Spain982
  113. 113Chile915
  114. 114Oman869
  115. 115Mongolia850
  116. 116Israel685
  117. 117Korea, Rep.684
  118. 118Netherlands666
  119. 119Jamaica645
  120. 120United Arab Emirates636
  121. 121Taiwan585
  122. 122Cuba557
  123. 123Fiji480
  124. 124Moldova464
  125. 125Guyana432
  126. 126Kuwait428
  127. 127Georgia411
  128. 128Belgium410
  129. 129Costa Rica401
  130. 130Solomon Islands382
  131. 131Bulgaria353
  132. 132Armenia342
  133. 133Hungary337
  134. 134New Zealand320
  135. 135Switzerland303
  136. 136Serbia300
  137. 137Slovak Republic293
  138. 138Greece286
  139. 139Austria279
  140. 140Portugal276
  141. 141Albania275
  142. 142Czechia261
  143. 143Trinidad and Tobago260
  144. 144Sweden240
  145. 145Uruguay228
  146. 146Bhutan226
  147. 147Denmark199
  148. 148Kiribati188
  149. 149Ireland176
  150. 150Suriname175
  151. 151Mauritius169
  152. 152Belarus168
  153. 153Vanuatu159
  154. 154Qatar148
  155. 155Bosnia and Herzegovina147
  156. 156Croatia126
  157. 157Norway124
  158. 158Bahrain122
  159. 159Puerto Rico (US)114
  160. 160Finland113
  161. 161Singapore103
  162. 162North Macedonia101
  163. 163Sao Tome and Principe88
  164. 164Samoa86
  165. 165Cabo Verde79
  166. 166Hong Kong SAR, China76
  167. 166Belize76
  168. 167Lithuania72
  169. 168Brunei Darussalam61
  170. 169Micronesia, Fed. Sts.57
  171. 170Latvia55
  172. 170Bahamas, The55
  173. 171Cyprus51
  174. 172New Caledonia49
  175. 173Luxembourg48
  176. 174Guam41
  177. 175Slovenia40
  178. 176St. Lucia35
  179. 177Malta33
  180. 177Barbados33
  181. 178Maldives31
  182. 179Seychelles26
  183. 179Tonga26
  184. 180Montenegro24
  185. 180Estonia24
  186. 181Dominica23
  187. 181Marshall Islands23
  188. 182Grenada22
  189. 183French Polynesia20
  190. 184St. Vincent and the Grenadines17
  191. 185Curacao16
  192. 186Macao SAR, China14
  193. 186Aruba14
  194. 187Antigua and Barbuda10
  195. 187Isle of Man10
  196. 188Greenland9
  197. 189St. Kitts and Nevis8
  198. 189Iceland8
  199. 190Naoero7
  200. 191American Samoa6
  201. 192Virgin Islands (U.S.)5
  202. 192Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5
  203. 192Faroe Islands5
  204. 193Gibraltar4
  205. 193Palau4
  206. 193British Virgin Islands4
  207. 193St. Martin (French part)4
  208. 193Tuvalu4
  209. 194Northern Mariana Islands3
  210. 194Andorra3
  211. 195Turks and Caicos Islands2
  212. 195Liechtenstein2
  213. 196Monaco1
  214. 196Cayman Islands1
  215. 196Bermuda1
  216. 197San Marino0

Number of children who die before age 5