Deaths before a first birthday, per 1,000 live births. One of the sharpest signals of a country's development there is.
192 countries · source: World Bank Open Data · years 2024 · open this measure in the console →
| # | Country | Region | /1,000 | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.8 | 2024 |
| 2 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.6 | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.4 | 2024 |
| 4 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.2 | 2024 |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.4 | 2024 |
| 6 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.8 | 2024 |
| 7 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.8 | 2024 |
| 8 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.4 | 2024 |
| 9 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.3 | 2024 |
| 10 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.3 | 2024 |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.6 | 2024 |
| 12 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 48.3 | 2024 |
| 13 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 48.2 | 2024 |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.6 | 2024 |
| 15 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.5 | 2024 |
| 16 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.2 | 2024 |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.8 | 2024 |
| 18 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.7 | 2024 |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.6 | 2024 |
| 20 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 43.0 | 2024 |
| 21 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.0 | 2024 |
| 22 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.9 | 2024 |
| 23 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.2 | 2024 |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.1 | 2024 |
| 25 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.2 | 2024 |
| 26 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 39.0 | 2024 |
| 27 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 38.8 | 2024 |
| 28 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.0 | 2024 |
| 29 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.4 | 2024 |
| 30 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.9 | 2024 |
| 31 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.0 | 2024 |
| 32 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.8 | 2024 |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 34.6 | 2024 |
| 34 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.6 | 2024 |
| 35 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.5 | 2024 |
| 36 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.2 | 2024 |
| 37 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.8 | 2024 |
| 38 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.3 | 2024 |
| 39 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 32.8 | 2024 |
| 40 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.7 | 2024 |
| 41 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.1 | 2024 |
| 42 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.1 | 2024 |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 31.3 | 2024 |
| 44 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.5 | 2024 |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 30.4 | 2024 |
| 46 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.2 | 2024 |
| 47 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.4 | 2024 |
| 48 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.9 | 2024 |
| 49 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.7 | 2024 |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 27.7 | 2024 |
| 51 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.5 | 2024 |
| 52 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 27.2 | 2024 |
| 53 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.0 | 2024 |
| 54 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.9 | 2024 |
| 55 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 24.4 | 2024 |
| 56 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.2 | 2024 |
| 57 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 23.5 | 2024 |
| 58 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 23.5 | 2024 |
| 59 | India | South Asia | 23.3 | 2024 |
| 60 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.2 | 2024 |
| 61 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 22.7 | 2024 |
| 62 | Nepal | South Asia | 22.2 | 2024 |
| 63 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 21.7 | 2024 |
| 64 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.2 | 2024 |
| 65 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.8 | 2024 |
| 66 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 20.3 | 2024 |
| 67 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.1 | 2024 |
| 68 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.5 | 2024 |
| 69 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 18.6 | 2024 |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.7 | 2024 |
| 71 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.2 | 2024 |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.0 | 2024 |
| 73 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.0 | 2024 |
| 74 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 16.5 | 2024 |
| 75 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 16.4 | 2024 |
| 76 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.4 | 2024 |
| 77 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.4 | 2024 |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 16.4 | 2024 |
| 79 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.8 | 2024 |
| 80 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.3 | 2024 |
| 81 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 15.2 | 2024 |
| 82 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 15.1 | 2024 |
| 83 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 14.8 | 2024 |
| 84 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.8 | 2024 |
| 85 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.7 | 2024 |
| 86 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.5 | 2024 |
| 87 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 14.4 | 2024 |
| 88 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.2 | 2024 |
| 89 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.9 | 2024 |
| 90 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.8 | 2024 |
| 91 | Bhutan | South Asia | 13.7 | 2024 |
| 92 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.9 | 2024 |
| 93 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.8 | 2024 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 12.8 | 2024 |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 12.5 | 2024 |
| 96 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.3 | 2024 |
| 97 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 12.3 | 2024 |
| 98 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.1 | 2024 |
| 99 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.0 | 2024 |
| 100 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.0 | 2024 |
| 101 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 12.0 | 2024 |
| 102 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 11.2 | 2024 |
| 103 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1 | 2024 |
| 104 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.0 | 2024 |
| 105 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.9 | 2024 |
| 106 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.8 | 2024 |
| 107 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.6 | 2024 |
| 108 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.5 | 2024 |
| 109 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.3 | 2024 |
| 110 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.2 | 2024 |
| 111 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.7 | 2024 |
| 112 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.4 | 2024 |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.2 | 2024 |
| 114 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.1 | 2024 |
| 115 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.1 | 2024 |
| 116 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.8 | 2024 |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 8.6 | 2024 |
| 118 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.5 | 2024 |
| 119 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 8.3 | 2024 |
| 120 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.3 | 2024 |
| 121 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.0 | 2024 |
| 122 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0 | 2024 |
| 123 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0 | 2024 |
| 124 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.9 | 2024 |
| 125 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 7.8 | 2024 |
| 126 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 7.7 | 2024 |
| 127 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 7.7 | 2024 |
| 128 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 7.6 | 2024 |
| 129 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.5 | 2024 |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4 | 2024 |
| 131 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.3 | 2024 |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0 | 2024 |
| 133 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.0 | 2024 |
| 134 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 | 2024 |
| 135 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.8 | 2024 |
| 136 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.2 | 2024 |
| 137 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 | 2024 |
| 138 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.8 | 2024 |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 5.5 | 2024 |
| 140 | United States | North America | 5.5 | 2024 |
| 141 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 5.3 | 2024 |
| 142 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 5.2 | 2024 |
| 143 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.8 | 2024 |
| 144 | Canada | North America | 4.7 | 2024 |
| 145 | Maldives | South Asia | 4.7 | 2024 |
| 146 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.7 | 2024 |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.7 | 2024 |
| 148 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 4.6 | 2024 |
| 149 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.6 | 2024 |
| 150 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 151 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 152 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 153 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 154 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 155 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 4.0 | 2024 |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 157 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 158 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 3.5 | 2024 |
| 159 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2024 |
| 160 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2024 |
| 161 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2024 |
| 162 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2024 |
| 163 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 164 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 165 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 166 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 167 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.0 | 2024 |
| 169 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8 | 2024 |
| 170 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8 | 2024 |
| 171 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 172 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 173 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 174 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 175 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 2.4 | 2024 |
| 176 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 177 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 178 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 179 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 180 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 181 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 182 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 183 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 184 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 185 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 186 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 187 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 188 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 189 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 190 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 191 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 192 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 1.2 | 2024 |