Number of Under 5 Deaths
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Number of Under 5 Deaths in Nigeria fell by 1% from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Nigeria Number of Under 5 Deaths decreased by 0.4% year on year to 857,899 Deaths.
- In 2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo was ranked number 4 in Number of Under 5 Deaths.
Top Countries in Number of Under 5 Deaths
# | 193 Countries | Units (Deaths) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
#1
Nigeria
|
857,899 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -0.4 % | View data |
2 |
#2
India
|
824,448 | 2019 | -5.8 % | -6.3 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Pakistan
|
399,418 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.9 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
290,859 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.3 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Ethiopia
|
177,849 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.7 % | View data |
6 |
#6
China
|
132,256 | 2019 | -8.4 % | -8.2 % | View data |
7 |
#7
Indonesia
|
114,994 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.4 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Tanzania
|
103,222 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.6 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Angola
|
92,690 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.3 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Bangladesh
|
89,796 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -5.5 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Niger
|
81,635 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.1 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Mozambique
|
81,507 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.8 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Sudan
|
78,028 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.7 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Uganda
|
74,053 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.7 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Mali
|
73,632 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.9 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Chad
|
73,024 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.2 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Afghanistan
|
72,186 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.5 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Somalia
|
72,126 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.9 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Ivory Coast
|
70,330 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.4 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Cameroon
|
66,071 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -3.0 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Burkina Faso
|
64,744 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.9 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Kenya
|
63,623 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.3 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Philippines
|
59,751 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.1 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Egypt
|
52,291 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.1 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Yemen
|
50,312 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +1.9 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Guinea
|
44,114 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.6 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Madagascar
|
43,110 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.4 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Myanmar
|
41,896 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -4.0 % | View data |
29 |
#29
South Africa
|
40,631 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.3 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Brazil
|
40,429 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.4 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Ghana
|
40,168 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.3 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Zambia
|
38,460 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
33 |
#33
Benin
|
37,100 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -0.7 % | View data |
34 |
#34
South Sudan
|
36,916 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.7 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Vietnam
|
31,689 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.5 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Mexico
|
31,368 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.8 % | View data |
37 |
#37
Iraq
|
28,801 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.4 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Sierra Leone
|
27,580 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -4.1 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Malawi
|
25,712 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -5.5 % | View data |
40 |
#40
United States
|
25,352 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.4 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Senegal
|
24,651 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.5 % | View data |
42 |
#42
Burundi
|
24,412 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.7 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Zimbabwe
|
24,166 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.4 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Algeria
|
23,598 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -1.0 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Iran
|
21,248 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -2.4 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Central African Republic
|
18,095 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.5 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Togo
|
17,331 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.9 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Nepal
|
17,296 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -4.7 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Haiti
|
16,890 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.0 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Morocco
|
14,511 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -4.8 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Liberia
|
13,365 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.8 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Rwanda
|
13,310 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.4 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Turkey
|
13,149 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -6.1 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Venezuela
|
12,620 | 2019 | -1.9 % | +4.1 % | View data |
55 |
#55
Uzbekistan
|
12,045 | 2019 | -6.2 % | -6.5 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Mauritania
|
10,699 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.4 % | View data |
57 |
#57
Russia
|
10,556 | 2019 | -9.7 % | -8.7 % | View data |
58 |
#58
Papua New Guinea
|
10,393 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.0 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Guatemala
|
10,364 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.0 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Colombia
|
10,091 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.4 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Cambodia
|
9,647 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.5 % | View data |
62 |
#62
Tajikistan
|
9,377 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.4 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Syria
|
9,195 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -5.3 % | View data |
64 |
#64
Republic of the Congo
|
8,204 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.1 % | View data |
65 |
#65
Peru
|
7,563 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.3 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Laos
|
7,520 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -4.2 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Argentina
|
6,977 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -5.1 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Thailand
|
6,444 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -5.6 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Bolivia
|
6,399 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -4.6 % | View data |
70 |
#70
North Korea
|
6,116 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -4.6 % | View data |
71 |
#71
Turkmenistan
|
5,793 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -0.4 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Dominican Republic
|
5,768 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -2.9 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Guinea-Bissau
|
5,111 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.5 % | View data |
74 |
#74
Lesotho
|
4,831 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -2.1 % | View data |
75 |
#75
Ecuador
|
4,696 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.6 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Malaysia
|
4,513 | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.3 % | View data |
77 |
#77
Gambia
|
4,504 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.6 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Eritrea
|
4,247 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.2 % | View data |
79 |
#79
Kazakhstan
|
3,976 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -4.6 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Saudi Arabia
|
3,964 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -6.5 % | View data |
81 |
#81
Equatorial Guinea
|
3,519 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.1 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Ukraine
|
3,514 | 2019 | -5.9 % | -5.8 % | View data |
83 |
#83
Honduras
|
3,480 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.1 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Tunisia
|
3,398 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -1.0 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Azerbaijan
|
3,370 | 2019 | -7.9 % | -7.5 % | View data |
86 |
#86
Jordan
|
3,355 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.3 % | View data |
87 |
#87
United Kingdom
|
3,313 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.8 % | View data |
88 |
#88
France
|
3,251 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +0.3 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Germany
|
2,959 | 2019 | +0.2 % | +1.1 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Namibia
|
2,954 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.8 % | View data |
91 |
#91
Kyrgyzstan
|
2,824 | 2019 | -5.9 % | -5.6 % | View data |
92 |
#92
Gabon
|
2,807 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -2.0 % | View data |
93 |
#93
Paraguay
|
2,774 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.0 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Palestine
|
2,771 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.0 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Sri Lanka
|
2,378 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -6.3 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Japan
|
2,343 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -4.9 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Botswana
|
2,320 | 2019 | -3.7 % | +1.3 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Nicaragua
|
2,212 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -4.4 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Canada
|
1,873 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.9 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Comoros
|
1,656 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.4 % | View data |
101 |
#101
East Timor
|
1,645 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.6 % | View data |
102 |
#102
Poland
|
1,624 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.3 % | View data |
103 |
#103
Chile
|
1,612 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.1 % | View data |
104 |
#104
El Salvador
|
1,552 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -4.0 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Swaziland
|
1,468 | 2019 | -11.5 % | -6.6 % | View data |
106 |
#106
Libya
|
1,448 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -4.9 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Italy
|
1,432 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.0 % | View data |
108 |
#108
Romania
|
1,317 | 2019 | -8.5 % | -7.8 % | View data |
109 |
#109
Spain
|
1,221 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -4.1 % | View data |
110 |
#110
South Korea
|
1,200 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -5.3 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Mongolia
|
1,183 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -6.3 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Panama
|
1,175 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.0 % | View data |
113 |
#113
Djibouti
|
1,173 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.7 % | View data |
114 |
#114
Australia
|
1,146 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.5 % | View data |
115 |
#115
Oman
|
1,034 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +2.8 % | View data |
116 |
#116
Lebanon
|
839 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -1.2 % | View data |
117 |
#117
United Arab Emirates
|
750 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.1 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Netherlands
|
696 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.7 % | View data |
119 |
#119
Jamaica
|
652 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.6 % | View data |
120 |
#120
Israel
|
624 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.1 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Costa Rica
|
599 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -2.1 % | View data |
122 |
#122
Cuba
|
591 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -3.7 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Moldova
|
584 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.6 % | View data |
124 |
#124
Georgia
|
513 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -3.9 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Armenia
|
482 | 2019 | -6.4 % | -6.1 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Fiji
|
482 | 2019 | -0.2 % | +1.0 % | View data |
127 |
#127
Guyana
|
453 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.4 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Kuwait
|
448 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -3.8 % | View data |
129 |
#129
Serbia
|
441 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -5.1 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Belgium
|
424 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.8 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Bulgaria
|
422 | 2019 | -5.8 % | -6.6 % | View data |
132 |
#132
Solomon Islands
|
416 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.4 % | View data |
133 |
#133
Bhutan
|
369 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.8 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Belarus
|
360 | 2019 | -6.5 % | -5.8 % | View data |
135 |
#135
Switzerland
|
353 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -0.7 % | View data |
136 |
#136
Czech Republic
|
350 | 2019 | -1.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
137 |
#137
Uruguay
|
337 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -5.5 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Hungary
|
335 | 2019 | -8.2 % | -7.3 % | View data |
139 |
#139
Albania
|
327 | 2019 | +0.3 % | -1.5 % | View data |
140 |
#140
Slovakia
|
325 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.1 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Trinidad and Tobago
|
312 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -4.8 % | View data |
142 |
#142
Austria
|
306 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.3 % | View data |
143 |
#143
Sweden
|
305 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -1.9 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Greece
|
302 | 2019 | -9.6 % | -5.9 % | View data |
145 |
#145
Portugal
|
295 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.6 % | View data |
146 |
#146
New Zealand
|
283 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.9 % | View data |
147 |
#147
Denmark
|
232 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -0.8 % | View data |
148 |
#148
Vanuatu
|
224 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.0 % | View data |
149 |
#149
Mauritius
|
206 | 2019 | +3.5 % | +0.3 % | View data |
150 |
#150
Ireland
|
203 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -5.2 % | View data |
151 |
#151
Sao Tome and Principe
|
198 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.5 % | View data |
152 |
#152
Suriname
|
191 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.1 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Croatia
|
176 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.7 % | View data |
154 |
#154
Qatar
|
172 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -2.4 % | View data |
155 |
#155
Kiribati
|
164 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.4 % | View data |
156 |
#156
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
158 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -4.7 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Cape Verde
|
157 | 2019 | -6.5 % | -7.3 % | View data |
158 |
#158
Bahrain
|
151 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.3 % | View data |
159 |
#159
Norway
|
145 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
160 |
#160
Macedonia
|
137 | 2019 | -23.0 % | -14.0 % | View data |
161 |
#161
Singapore
|
128 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -1.6 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Finland
|
122 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.7 % | View data |
163 |
#163
Lithuania
|
106 | 2019 | -10.9 % | -7.3 % | View data |
164 |
#164
Belize
|
98 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -4.8 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Federated States of Micronesia
|
75 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -2.9 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Latvia
|
74 | 2019 | -7.5 % | -8.6 % | View data |
167 |
#167
Brunei
|
73 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.6 % | View data |
168 |
#168
Samoa
|
72 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.5 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Bahamas
|
68 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -2.2 % | View data |
170 |
#170
Maldives
|
54 | 2019 | -8.5 % | -7.8 % | View data |
171 |
#171
Saint Lucia
|
48 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.8 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Marshall Islands
|
44 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -4.7 % | View data |
173 |
#173
Slovenia
|
42 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -5.6 % | View data |
173 |
#173
Tonga
|
42 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.4 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Barbados
|
39 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.8 % | View data |
176 |
#176
Dominica
|
33 | 2019 | +3.1 % | +4.1 % | View data |
176 |
#176
Estonia
|
33 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -7.2 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Grenada
|
30 | 2019 | -3.2 % | +0.0 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Malta
|
30 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.7 % | View data |
180 |
#180
Cyprus
|
29 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -4.8 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
23 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.5 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Seychelles
|
23 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.8 % | View data |
183 |
#183
Luxembourg
|
18 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
184 |
#184
Montenegro
|
17 | 2019 | -10.5 % | -10.7 % | View data |
185 |
#185
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
11 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.7 % | View data |
186 |
#186
Antigua and Barbuda
|
10 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.6 % | View data |
187 |
#187
Nauru
|
9 | 2019 | -10.0 % | -3.9 % | View data |
188 |
#188
Iceland
|
8 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
189 |
#189
Tuvalu
|
7 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.6 % | View data |
190 |
#190
Palau
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
191 |
#191
Andorra
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -7.8 % | View data |
191 |
#191
Monaco
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
193 |
#193
San Marino
|
0 | 2019 | NA | -100.0 % | View data |
Source: World Bank