List of countries by infant and under-five mortality rates

The under-five mortality rate (U5MR) is the number of deaths of infants and children under five years old per 1000 live births. The under-five mortality rate for the world is 39 deaths according to the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO). 5.3 million children under age five died in 2018, 14,722 every day."Under-five mortality". World Health Organization."GHO | World Health Statistics data visualizations dashboard | Under-five mortality rate". World Health Organization.

The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The infant mortality rate of the world in 2019 was 28 according to the United Nations"United Nations Children's Fund"UNICEF and the projected estimate for 2020 was 30.8 according to the CIA World Factbook."CIA World Factbook"The World Factbook published by the Central Intelligence Agency

Note that due to differences in reporting, these numbers may not be comparable across countries. The WHO recommendation is that all children who show signs of life should be recorded as live births. In many countries this standard is not followed, artificially lowering their infant mortality rates relative to countries which follow those standards.

Under-five mortality from the World Bank

The World Bank has 2024 data by country.Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1000 live births). 2024 data. World Bank. Scroll down for countries.

World average of Under-five mortality rate is 36.7 per 1,000 live births, according to 2023 estimates.

+Under-five mortality (deaths/1,000 live births) – 2023 estimates.Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). World Bank Data. World Development Indicators. World DataBank. Location 2023 rate 55.5 9.4 22.0 2.6 64.0 9.3 9.6 10.0 3.7 3.1 18.6 12.7 8.6 30.6 10.0 2.4 3.6 12.7 77.9 23.1 23.1 6.0 39.6 14.4 9.4 6.1 77.3 49.2 11.6 22.9 67.2 5.1 92.2 101.1 7.2 6.2 12.0 39.8 73.2 40.5 7.9 67.1 4.6 8.3 3.5 2.6 3.4 50.4 35.5 31.4 13.1 17.5 10.4 70.6 35.4 2.1 45.0 46.5 29.1 2.3 4.3 33.2 44.1 9.2 3.7 37.1 3.7 18.3 21.4 69.3 95.0 25.7 55.1 15.5 3.8 2.6 27.7 20.6 11.8 22.6 3.8 3.4 2.8 19.3 2.4 13.2 9.6 39.9 55.1 18.0 2.8 8.8 17.0 39.0 3.0 18.3 58.9 72.9 30.8 3.4 2.3 64.8 38.3 8.1 5.7 91.3 5.5 28.2 37.8 15.2 12.5 23.1 14.7 2.7 13.6 2.6 16.6 61.7 38.7 40.7 8.9 26.5 4.0 4.7 13.4 114.8 104.9 3.3 2.4 10.4 58.5 22.3 13.3 40.3 17.0 15.8 26.9 4.4 3.2 6.0 6.6 4.5 40.0 16.3 15.5 10.6 15.7 1.4 13.9 6.2 38.5 5.2 14.3 94.8 2.1 6.1 2.2 20.6 104.0 34.7 98.7 3.1 6.1 50.1 16.2 2.5 3.9 20.6 27.3 38.9 9.2 50.0 58.3 9.9 19.1 12.9 12.8 40.0 19.9 38.8 8.1 5.0 3.9 6.5 6.7 13.3 16.8 24.3 20.0 26.3 39.3 44.7 44.2

OECD. Under-five mortality from the World Bank

The following is a list of OECD countries and their under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births as published by the World Bank.

+Under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births (OECD-World Bank, 2020) Location 2020 rate 3.7 3.6 4.2 5.0 6.8 13.2 2.9 3.6 2.1 2.2 4.4 3.7 4.1 4.0 1.9 3.0 3.6 2.9 2.5 4.0 3.3 2.8 13.7 4.0 4.2 2.2 4.4 3.3 5.8 2.2 3.0 3.2 2.6 4.0 9.5 4.2 6.3 Average 6.8

Infant mortality from the CIA World Factbook Note: The link in the last column takes you close to the same country in the UN table in the next section.

Asterisk (*) indicates "Health in LOCATION" links.

+Infant mortality (deaths/1,000 live births) – 2018 and 2020 estimates. LocationCIA. 2018 estimatesCIA. 2020 estimatesTo UN estimates 108.5104.3-> 11.610.8-> 18.917.6-> 10.89.9-> 3.6 3.5-> 65.862.3-> 3.33.3-> 11.711.1-> 9.59.0-> 12.311.5-> 10.49.8-> 4.23.1-> 3.4 3.3-> 23.021.3-> 11.110.6-> 8.88.3-> 30.528.3-> 10.09.6-> 3.6 3.5-> 3.4 3.3-> 12.011.2-> 51.558.7-> 2.5 2.5-> 30.327.0-> 34.2 32.2-> 5.45.2-> 28.6 26.8-> 11.010.5-> 11.711.0-> 9.38.8-> 8.3 8.1-> 54.752.0 -> 57.4 40.1 -> 21.1 19.7 -> 46.143.7 -> 49.851.5 -> 4.54.3 -> 5.7 5.5 -> 84.380.6 -> 71.768.6 -> 6.46.2 -> 11.811.4 -> 13.212.3 -> 58.355.0 -> 69.8 64.5 -> 53.5 50.7 -> 12.611.9 -> 7.87.5 -> 62.659.1 -> 9.18.6 -> 4.44.3 -> 7.7 7.4 -> 2.6 2.6 -> 3.23.2 -> 44.341.6 -> 10.39.7 -> 22.7 20.9 -> 15.9 15.0 -> 18.317.1 -> 16.3 11.8 -> 63.3 59.7 -> 44.443.3 -> 3.8 3.7 -> 46.642.8 -> 48.335.8 -> 5.35.1 -> 9.38.8 -> 2.5 2.5 -> 3.23.2 -> 4.6 4.5 -> 32.930.4 -> 58.454.9 -> 16.014.9 -> 14.713.8 -> 3.4 3.3 -> 34.132.1 -> 5.85.6 -> 4.53.7 -> 8.78.3 -> 9.48.9 ->list+link|Health in|Guam|name=Guam (US) 11.910.8 -> 23.321.8 -> 3.4 3.3 -> 54.851.9 -> 55.3 52.4 -> 29.527.6 -> 45.442.6 -> 16.7 14.6 -> 2.7 2.7 -> 4.84.7 -> 2.1 2.1 -> 37.835.4 -> 21.9 20.4 -> 15.514.9 -> 37.5 19.5 -> 3.63.6 -> 4.03.9 -> 3.43.3 -> 3.23.2 -> 12.411.6 -> 2.01.9 -> 3.73.6 -> 13.7 12.8 -> 19.0 17.9 -> 36.129.8 -> 31.129.2 -> 21.420.0 -> 3.03 -> 6.86.5 -> 25.023.3 -> 48.445.6 -> 5.15.0 -> 7.26.8 -> 44.6 41.5 -> 50.647.4 -> 10.511.5 -> 4.24.2 -> 3.8 3.8 -> 3.4 3.3 -> 3.1 3.1 -> 7.87.4 -> 40.137.8 -> 42.139.5 -> 12.111.4 -> 21.319.8 -> 67.664.0 -> 4.74.6 -> 18.717.4 -> 50.547.9 -> 9.59.0 -> 11.310.7 -> 19.1 17.8 -> 11.7 11.1 -> 1.8 1.9 -> 20.519.2 -> 11.911.1 -> 21.118.2 -> 64.064.7 -> 34.431.7 -> 33.831.4 -> 7.77.4 -> 26.9 25.1 -> 3.53.5 -> 5.25.0 -> 4.4 3.5 -> 17.7 16.5 -> 63.359.8 -> 79.467.7 -> 12.311.5 -> 2.5 2.5 -> 12.411.7 -> 50.452.3 -> 10.39.8 -> 9.69.1 -> 35.333.2 -> 18.116.9 -> 17.816.7 -> 20.9 20.0 -> 4.44.3 -> 2.62.6 -> 6.36.0 -> 6.05.7 -> 9.28.7 -> 6.76.5 -> 29.128.0 -> 12.8 12.0 -> 8.2 7.8 -> 10.610.1 -> 6.46.1 -> 11.711.0 -> 18.0 17.0 -> 4.34.2 -> 44.1 41.7 -> 12.111.3 -> 48.045.7 -> 5.75.6 -> 9.79.3 -> 66.763.6 -> 2.32.3 -> 5.04.9 -> 1.61.7 -> 14.313.4 -> 93.089.5 -> 29.927.8 -> 90.469.9 -> 3.3 3.2 -> 8.27.8 -> 44.241.8 -> 23.722.1 -> 2.6 2.6 -> 3.6 3.5 -> 14.416.5 -> 4.34.2 -> 30.8 28.8 -> 38.736.4 -> 9.08.6 -> 33.931.7 -> 40.838.5 -> 10.911.3 -> 21.620.1 -> 11.711.0 -> 16.915.8 -> 33.130.8 -> 9.89.3 -> 28.226.6 -> 54.632.6 -> 7.77.4 -> 5.55.3 -> 4.24.1 -> 5.75.3 -> 8.17.8 -> 17.416.3 -> 13.912.7 -> 11.927.9 -> 16.715.7 -> 7.77.4 -> 4.34.2 -> 13.6 12.8 -> 50.547.9 -> 44.6 41.9 -> 59.356.0 -> 31.930.3 ->

Infant mortality from the United Nations population division (from birth to 1 year-olds only) Note: The link in the last column takes you close to the same country in the CIA table in the previous section.