Niger is the top country by child mortality rate in the world. As of 2021, child mortality rate in Niger was 115.2 deaths per 1,000 live births. The top 5 countries also includes Somalia, Nigeria, Chad, and Sierra Leone.

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Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.

Under-five mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Australia21.59.26.25.74.84.54.34.14.03.93.83.83.83.83.73.7
Brunei Darussalam54.013.310.39.59.79.810.010.210.410.610.811.011.211.411.511.5
Cambodia116.3106.364.843.940.637.835.333.431.730.328.927.826.825.824.8
China112.853.636.724.015.814.613.512.511.610.79.99.28.68.07.46.9
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.43.460.033.029.527.725.724.022.421.120.019.018.217.316.515.4
Fiji56.629.122.623.323.723.723.623.824.124.525.025.626.326.927.527.7
Indonesia166.084.052.241.733.932.531.230.028.827.726.625.624.623.822.922.2
Japan17.56.34.53.73.23.23.02.92.82.82.72.62.52.52.42.3
Kiribati140.891.667.964.564.563.362.160.759.157.556.154.452.951.449.848.2
Korea, Rep.61.315.67.55.64.14.03.83.73.63.53.43.33.23.13.02.9
Lao PDR154.1107.386.868.365.062.059.056.253.751.549.447.545.844.142.5
Malaysia55.416.610.28.28.18.18.18.18.18.28.28.18.07.97.77.6
Marshall Islands78.547.542.141.139.138.738.037.336.435.534.633.632.731.830.729.7
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.82.249.238.536.034.533.733.032.031.130.229.228.227.326.425.624.9
Mongolia107.463.641.026.324.422.821.520.419.418.517.616.816.015.414.7
Myanmar175.2115.389.376.963.460.858.255.953.851.849.948.146.444.843.241.8
Nauru67.242.638.437.636.936.035.134.233.332.431.430.529.628.627.6
New Zealand20.811.27.46.66.26.16.05.85.75.55.35.25.04.94.84.7
Palau80.635.328.525.923.122.421.821.120.419.719.118.517.917.416.816.2
Papua New Guinea142.884.971.165.058.056.655.253.852.551.149.748.346.945.544.242.8
Philippines83.356.637.734.231.831.431.030.630.229.829.328.728.027.326.525.7
Samoa72.229.821.319.319.419.319.119.018.818.618.418.217.917.517.116.7
Singapore27.17.73.92.92.82.82.82.82.72.72.72.62.52.42.22.1
Solomon Islands99.038.230.829.226.425.624.924.123.522.822.121.420.720.019.418.8
Thailand98.937.121.917.213.613.012.411.811.310.810.39.99.49.08.68.3
Timor-Leste175.5111.387.671.469.267.265.363.561.659.757.755.853.952.250.5
Tonga49.422.217.014.813.212.912.812.612.512.412.212.111.911.711.411.1
Tuvalu106.152.842.237.831.330.129.028.027.126.125.324.323.622.721.921.3
Vanuatu105.336.028.828.228.628.728.628.327.827.326.726.025.324.724.023.2
Vietnam82.851.730.025.123.022.822.622.322.121.921.721.521.321.120.920.6
Albania40.827.220.013.312.211.210.59.99.69.49.39.39.49.49.5
Andorra13.17.66.04.64.34.13.93.73.53.43.23.13.02.82.8
Armenia48.930.723.918.517.616.815.915.114.413.713.012.411.811.310.7
Austria29.09.55.54.94.34.24.03.93.83.73.63.63.63.63.63.7
Azerbaijan95.374.652.037.334.832.530.328.326.324.522.921.520.419.418.6
Belarus15.212.88.75.65.24.94.64.34.13.93.63.43.12.92.7
Belgium24.010.05.95.04.54.44.34.24.14.14.14.14.14.14.14.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina18.19.98.97.26.96.76.56.46.36.26.16.05.95.75.6
Bulgaria32.318.417.413.310.810.49.89.28.78.17.77.37.06.76.56.3
Croatia12.98.36.75.55.35.25.15.04.94.94.84.84.74.74.6
Cyprus11.36.54.63.53.33.13.02.92.82.72.72.82.82.82.8
Czechia12.15.54.43.43.33.23.23.13.23.23.23.13.02.92.8
Denmark16.68.95.64.84.14.14.14.14.14.14.04.03.93.83.73.6
Estonia17.711.07.14.64.23.93.63.43.12.92.72.52.32.12.0
Finland16.16.74.33.73.02.92.82.72.62.52.42.42.32.32.22.2
France18.29.05.44.64.24.24.14.14.14.24.24.34.34.34.44.4
Georgia47.936.823.714.113.012.111.410.910.510.210.09.89.79.69.5
Germany25.68.55.44.74.24.14.04.04.03.93.93.93.83.73.63.6
Greece31.110.46.44.63.93.94.04.24.34.44.44.34.24.03.93.7
Hungary38.617.210.17.66.05.95.75.65.45.14.74.54.24.14.04.0
Iceland16.06.44.03.12.72.62.62.62.62.62.72.72.72.72.72.6
Ireland22.29.17.15.24.24.14.03.93.83.73.63.53.43.33.23.1
Italy33.69.75.64.54.03.93.83.73.63.53.43.33.23.02.82.6
Kazakhstan51.742.631.120.418.316.314.613.011.911.010.510.310.210.210.3
Kyrgyz Republic64.649.939.329.627.726.124.723.422.321.120.019.018.317.817.4
Latvia16.914.210.57.87.26.66.15.55.14.74.44.24.03.83.7
Lithuania23.115.010.79.06.05.55.25.15.04.94.74.44.13.83.53.3
Luxembourg22.38.84.53.42.82.82.82.82.82.82.82.82.82.82.82.7
North Macedonia36.916.013.710.410.010.110.611.211.410.99.68.16.85.95.3
Moldova33.431.519.817.116.816.616.316.015.815.515.315.014.714.514.2
Monaco7.85.24.54.03.93.83.73.63.53.43.33.23.13.02.9
Montenegro16.514.210.56.76.15.55.04.54.13.73.33.02.72.52.3
Netherlands15.88.36.25.34.44.34.24.14.14.14.04.04.04.04.14.1
Norway16.28.74.94.13.33.13.02.92.82.72.62.52.42.42.32.2
Poland36.117.49.37.66.05.75.45.25.04.94.84.74.54.44.44.3
Portugal68.814.77.24.63.83.73.73.73.63.73.73.63.63.43.33.1
Romania56.031.121.518.312.411.811.210.69.99.28.57.97.47.06.76.4
Russian Federation38.121.619.413.910.410.29.99.58.98.27.56.96.35.85.45.1
San Marino13.95.63.92.92.72.62.42.32.22.12.01.91.91.81.7
Serbia28.312.69.07.67.47.16.86.66.36.15.95.85.75.65.5
Slovak Republic14.79.88.27.06.86.76.56.46.26.16.05.95.85.75.6
Slovenia10.45.54.23.23.12.92.82.72.62.52.42.42.32.22.2
Spain31.69.25.44.73.83.73.63.53.43.33.33.23.23.23.13.0
Sweden13.47.04.13.63.13.03.02.92.92.92.82.82.72.62.52.5
Switzerland18.48.25.65.14.64.54.44.44.34.34.24.14.14.03.93.8
Tajikistan102.583.755.942.941.640.439.438.437.436.535.534.533.532.531.4
Turkiye187.074.237.926.118.116.915.814.713.813.012.211.410.710.19.59.0
Turkmenistan79.469.852.243.242.642.242.142.242.442.843.243.242.842.241.4
Ukraine19.218.214.511.711.210.610.29.89.49.28.98.78.58.48.2
United Kingdom21.09.36.56.05.25.04.84.64.54.54.44.44.44.34.34.2
Uzbekistan70.360.542.728.025.823.822.120.519.218.017.016.215.414.714.1
Antigua and Barbuda31.714.115.512.910.19.59.08.68.17.77.47.16.86.66.46.1
Argentina71.728.819.716.614.513.913.312.712.211.611.010.39.58.67.76.9
Barbados47.918.115.215.715.014.914.714.614.414.113.813.413.012.712.311.9
Belize97.538.423.620.918.918.417.716.916.115.314.513.713.012.311.711.2
Bolivia229.1121.575.656.341.939.537.335.233.331.630.228.927.726.625.624.7
Brazil132.663.234.724.818.617.917.216.716.315.916.715.415.214.914.714.4
Chile79.919.110.99.18.78.58.48.38.18.07.87.67.47.16.96.6
Colombia97.535.625.121.518.417.817.216.716.115.615.114.614.113.713.312.8
Costa Rica74.816.913.111.310.510.29.99.69.39.18.98.78.48.27.97.6
Cuba36.113.68.87.46.46.26.05.95.85.75.55.45.35.25.15.0
Dominica54.516.416.919.724.625.827.228.529.931.232.533.634.535.235.635.9
Dominican Republic123.559.640.036.535.235.235.135.135.135.135.135.134.834.333.733.0
Ecuador137.054.129.623.519.018.117.316.616.015.414.814.413.913.412.912.5
El Salvador150.060.033.125.019.318.417.516.716.015.414.814.313.813.312.812.4
Grenada56.122.315.415.115.415.615.715.916.116.216.316.416.516.516.416.2
Guatemala170.780.452.142.734.833.432.130.829.528.427.326.325.424.623.823.0
Guyana73.860.946.641.437.436.635.935.034.133.132.231.330.329.428.527.7
Haiti243.5144.9103.989.5130.177.675.873.972.070.168.266.364.462.560.558.6
Honduras146.058.337.530.024.723.822.922.121.320.519.819.118.417.817.116.6
Jamaica55.928.020.918.917.316.816.315.915.415.014.614.113.713.212.812.4
Mexico106.645.428.322.919.218.517.917.316.816.215.715.214.714.213.713.2
Nicaragua171.666.938.830.324.123.021.920.819.818.817.816.815.814.914.013.3
Panama66.231.426.022.919.819.218.618.017.516.916.415.915.414.814.413.9
Paraguay77.645.633.829.926.025.224.423.622.922.221.420.820.019.418.718.2
Peru194.580.238.126.519.919.018.317.617.116.516.115.715.314.914.514.1
St. Kitts and Nevis30.423.819.117.517.417.417.317.216.916.616.315.915.415.014.6
St. Lucia74.021.918.418.519.720.120.521.021.421.922.523.023.624.124.524.8
St. Vincent and the Grenadines74.723.922.321.519.819.318.618.017.416.816.215.715.214.614.213.7
Suriname45.131.326.723.322.722.121.621.020.519.919.418.818.317.717.2
Bahamas, The30.423.516.316.915.415.114.714.414.113.913.813.613.523.413.313.2
Trinidad and Tobago51.630.328.126.222.922.221.520.820.219.619.018.517.917.416.816.3
Uruguay54.022.917.014.410.810.410.09.79.38.98.47.97.36.86.35.8
Venezuela, RB62.729.621.518.517.117.217.317.618.019.124.224.224.224.224.224.2
Algeria239.251.941.733.827.827.126.526.125.725.324.924.524.023.522.922.3
Bahrain76.223.012.510.68.58.17.97.77.57.47.37.37.27.17.06.9
Djibouti117.8100.688.576.574.372.269.967.865.663.861.959.957.956.054.1
Egypt, Arab Rep.246.385.746.735.928.827.626.425.324.323.422.621.821.020.319.619.0
Iran, Islamic Rep.57.336.126.319.318.417.516.816.115.515.014.514.013.513.012.6
Iraq113.154.044.440.034.933.832.831.730.829.828.827.927.026.225.424.5
Israel28.611.66.95.64.64.44.34.14.03.93.83.83.73.53.43.4
Jordan89.536.026.823.220.119.619.018.518.017.517.016.516.015.515.014.6
Kuwait70.218.012.811.810.710.310.09.69.39.19.08.98.88.88.88.7
Lebanon60.532.220.114.811.210.810.310.09.79.49.29.08.88.78.58.2
Libya136.041.828.123.116.619.515.014.413.813.312.812.311.911.511.110.8
Malta27.911.47.66.96.86.86.86.76.76.66.56.46.36.16.05.8
Morocco190.180.852.441.531.329.527.926.424.923.622.421.320.419.518.718.0
Oman229.339.016.312.711.711.611.511.411.311.211.111.010.810.610.410.1
Qatar66.520.812.510.49.28.98.78.48.17.87.46.96.56.15.75.3
Saudi Arabia44.322.116.512.311.510.910.29.69.18.68.17.77.37.06.7
Syrian Arab Republic104.536.723.019.718.920.237.145.447.341.839.823.923.822.622.822.3
Tunisia180.255.430.022.118.418.017.717.517.317.217.117.117.016.916.616.3
United Arab Emirates97.916.511.19.88.78.48.28.07.87.67.47.27.06.86.66.4
West Bank and Gaza44.930.426.122.121.320.619.821.318.417.717.116.515.915.314.8
Yemen, Rep.330.7126.495.173.158.958.758.958.558.860.860.560.361.761.659.761.9
Canada22.08.26.26.15.75.75.65.55.45.45.35.35.25.25.15.0
United States23.211.28.48.07.37.27.17.06.96.86.76.66.56.46.36.2
Afghanistan301.9178.5129.3108.687.884.080.376.873.470.267.264.662.259.957.855.7
Bangladesh273.1146.086.164.549.246.744.442.140.038.036.034.132.230.428.827.3
Bhutan272.5126.777.157.642.440.138.036.334.733.231.930.629.628.527.526.7
India214.5126.591.674.458.155.052.049.146.243.641.038.736.434.332.430.6
Maldives259.185.739.121.513.912.912.111.310.59.89.08.37.67.06.46.0
Nepal265.8138.679.159.445.943.641.539.437.435.533.732.130.629.328.227.2
Pakistan190.5139.8108.196.587.285.183.080.778.476.273.971.869.667.565.563.3
Sri Lanka70.122.816.514.111.210.810.49.99.38.88.37.97.67.37.06.7
Angola223.5205.1166.2120.0112.2104.998.392.988.384.481.178.075.072.169.4
Benin260.0172.7136.8121.6109.1106.9104.6102.3100.197.995.693.491.188.686.083.5
Botswana123.745.374.071.362.661.255.250.348.245.443.539.939.037.736.334.9
Burkina Faso315.5199.1178.7152.8121.9117.2112.9108.7104.7101.197.794.591.388.285.482.6
Burundi250.6170.3154.6124.791.085.680.575.771.667.964.661.759.156.754.652.6
Cabo Verde145.260.438.128.026.525.524.222.821.319.718.317.015.915.014.213.5
Cameroon212.2136.2144.4127.9110.2105.9101.596.992.588.184.380.877.775.172.469.8
Central African Republic224.6177.4166.1149.7129.8126.4123.3121.1118.6115.5112.7110.9108.8105.9103.099.9
Chad212.0184.3167.5148.4144.5140.6136.9133.3129.5125.8121.9118.0114.3110.5107.1
Comoros231.7126.596.484.772.770.368.065.863.561.259.056.954.953.151.349.7
Congo, Rep.136.591.2113.586.562.460.158.256.454.652.851.049.347.752.444.543.0
Cote d'Ivoire244.4153.4142.9125.7106.4103.2100.196.993.590.588.085.682.879.777.374.8
Congo, Dem. Rep.247.4186.3160.1136.9114.6110.7106.8103.399.796.593.490.387.284.481.779.0
Equatorial Guinea178.5155.5133.5111.3107.5103.6100.296.893.790.687.684.781.979.376.8
Eritrea153.185.567.655.253.351.549.848.146.444.943.441.940.639.338.1
Ethiopia246.3200.8140.5108.982.177.773.669.665.962.459.056.053.250.948.746.8
Gabon163.992.484.574.361.859.356.854.252.250.448.446.644.943.241.039.7
Ghana202.6127.7100.183.569.866.563.460.557.855.453.151.049.147.245.544.0
Guinea321.7232.7165.6137.2121.9119.8117.7115.7114.5112.6110.1108.3106.2104.0101.698.7
Guinea-Bissau222.8174.5145.2114.4109.0103.999.495.591.888.685.582.479.577.074.3
Kenya150.5102.098.876.056.153.952.250.148.145.943.842.440.839.438.637.2
Lesotho178.784.5107.5116.593.089.486.985.184.082.577.875.576.477.275.572.9
Liberia287.2263.6189.2129.699.996.894.292.092.288.386.384.582.680.678.376.0
Madagascar149.5156.0105.384.770.969.268.067.066.466.065.865.765.866.166.166.0
Malawi344.4244.9174.2110.483.076.970.564.559.856.653.550.747.845.643.541.9
Mali378.3231.4187.7157.8134.1130.0126.1122.5119.0115.6112.4109.3106.2103.1100.197.1
Mauritania190.9117.298.872.556.754.953.451.950.548.947.446.044.643.241.840.5
Mauritius83.423.118.815.614.614.814.914.914.814.614.614.915.415.916.316.6
Mozambique275.2245.7170.7132.3104.8100.696.492.188.384.080.878.476.373.571.669.6
Namibia96.472.877.070.349.449.250.348.145.546.245.544.443.641.940.339.0
Niger330.9331.6228.5171.8133.3129.1126.0123.4121.6120.2119.1118.4117.7117.0116.3115.2
Nigeria283.7209.3182.4155.1135.7133.4131.4129.6128.0126.4124.7122.4119.6116.8113.8110.8
Rwanda221.7149.9185.4105.263.858.655.252.249.847.746.144.643.442.140.739.4
Sao Tome and Principe86.0108.882.455.836.333.330.527.825.423.321.419.718.317.116.215.4
Senegal288.3138.6129.791.766.462.959.856.753.851.048.445.943.741.840.138.6
Seychelles75.516.313.914.014.314.314.414.414.514.514.614.614.514.414.213.9
Sierra Leone332.5260.5225.9196.5161.4154.5148.0141.9140.0141.0126.1121.4116.8112.5108.5104.7
Somalia180.4172.9172.8157.5152.7148.1143.4138.9134.5130.3126.1122.5118.6114.9111.8
South Africa62.271.079.251.645.541.539.638.337.336.635.835.134.333.732.8
South Sudan323.5251.2181.6140.1109.1104.5101.099.298.798.798.798.798.798.798.798.7
Sudan157.0132.0104.488.275.973.871.969.968.066.064.162.160.358.456.654.9
Eswatini169.768.3112.3118.988.376.570.467.967.964.461.863.259.656.956.252.6
Tanzania215.6166.9129.994.071.768.265.262.559.858.055.853.951.950.449.047.1
Gambia, The294.6166.5113.791.874.070.868.065.262.660.157.755.553.451.549.647.9
Togo225.6147.5120.0103.289.186.483.781.178.575.973.571.268.866.664.662.6
Uganda192.3182.9146.1107.276.471.666.762.559.156.052.750.247.745.643.742.1
Zambia180.8182.3155.7106.778.776.574.572.069.568.265.364.264.262.659.757.7
Zimbabwe116.579.696.293.786.180.672.166.262.660.557.956.253.752.751.849.5