Under-five mortality rate

(deaths per thousand live births)

Chad is the top country by under-5 mortality rate in the world. As of 2020, under-5 mortality rate in Chad was 116.79 deaths per thousand live births. The top 5 countries also includes Central African Republic, Somalia, Sierra Leone, and Mali.

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Deaths under age five per 1,000 live births. Both sexes combined. Probability of dying between birth and exact age 5. It is expressed as deaths per 1,000 births.