Number of deaths ages 5-9 years by country
Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years
Countries reporting
193
Highest
86,235
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Tuvalu
Median
172
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,540
What the numbers show
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 86,235 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 172, and the mean is 2,413.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 149 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 1,106.2%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 86,235 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 2 | India | 45,212 | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 33,158 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 18,291 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 5 | Tanzania | 16,110 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 6 | Niger | 14,976 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 14,365 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 8 | China | 14,142 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Sudan | 11,636 | 2024 | up 79.7% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 11,576 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 9,740 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 9,659 | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 13 | Cameroon | 8,919 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 14 | Somalia | 8,401 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 15 | Mali | 7,714 | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 7,473 | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7,402 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Angola | 7,374 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 19 | Chad | 6,576 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 6,265 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 21 | Yemen | 4,859 | 2024 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 4,816 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 23 | Philippines | 4,743 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 24 | Benin | 4,658 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 4,492 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 26 | Egypt | 4,404 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 4,337 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 28 | Palestine | 4,089 | 2024 | up 1,106.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 4,078 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 30 | South Sudan | 3,893 | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 3,567 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 3,406 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 3,404 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 34 | Kenya | 3,222 | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 3,177 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 2,997 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 2,575 | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 38 | Iraq | 2,499 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 39 | United States | 2,493 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 2,371 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 41 | Iran | 2,269 | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 2,140 | 2024 | up 99.1% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 1,978 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 1,868 | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 1,761 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 46 | Myanmar | 1,703 | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Vietnam | 1,512 | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Algeria | 1,463 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 49 | Togo | 1,400 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 50 | Nepal | 1,304 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Russia | 1,302 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Haiti | 1,250 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Liberia | 1,244 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 54 | Turkey | 1,181 | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Thailand | 1,154 | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 1,027 | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 57 | Syria | 887 | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Rwanda | 851 | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 842 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 60 | Cambodia | 833 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Colombia | 730 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 718 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 687 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 64 | North Korea | 663 | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Venezuela | 646 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 66 | Argentina | 641 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritania | 595 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 68 | Congo | 502 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 497 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 70 | Malaysia | 480 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 71 | Ecuador | 444 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 434 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 73 | Bolivia | 433 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | 372 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 366 | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Japan | 356 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 77 | Germany | 352 | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 347 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 79 | Laos | 342 | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Gambia | 341 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 81 | Lebanon | 332 | 2024 | up 133.8% | falling |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 301 | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 83 | Tunisia | 286 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 83 | Ukraine | 286 | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 280 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 86 | France | 277 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 277 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 88 | Eritrea | 274 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Namibia | 273 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 90 | Gabon | 271 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 233 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 231 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 223 | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Lesotho | 220 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 204 | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 96 | Canada | 182 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 97 | Poland | 172 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 97 | East Timor | 172 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Italy | 165 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 100 | El Salvador | 160 | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 101 | Jordan | 158 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 102 | South Korea | 150 | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 150 | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Djibouti | 148 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 104 | Spain | 148 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 106 | Libya | 146 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Chile | 142 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 108 | Botswana | 139 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 109 | Romania | 129 | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Cuba | 125 | 2024 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 111 | Australia | 118 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 112 | Oman | 115 | 2024 | up 55.4% | falling |
| 113 | Paraguay | 113 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 114 | Panama | 108 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 115 | Mongolia | 106 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Eswatini | 101 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 82 | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 118 | Comoros | 81 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 119 | Israel | 66 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 120 | Netherlands | 65 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 55 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 122 | Jamaica | 51 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 123 | Kuwait | 49 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 124 | Czechia | 48 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | 48 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 126 | Belarus | 47 | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 44 | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Belgium | 41 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 128 | Hungary | 41 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 130 | Georgia | 40 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 131 | Moldova | 39 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Sweden | 39 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 133 | Armenia | 37 | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 37 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 133 | Croatia | 37 | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Serbia | 36 | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Portugal | 33 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Switzerland | 31 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 138 | Slovakia | 31 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 140 | Austria | 30 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 141 | Uruguay | 28 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 142 | Greece | 27 | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 143 | Bhutan | 25 | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Qatar | 25 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 145 | Albania | 24 | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 145 | New Zealand | 24 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 147 | Suriname | 22 | 2024 | up 37.5% | flat |
| 148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Guyana | 21 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 150 | Kosovo | 20 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 20 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 19 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 152 | Finland | 19 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 154 | Kiribati | 18 | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 156 | Denmark | 17 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 156 | Ireland | 17 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 156 | Norway | 17 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 17 | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 160 | Singapore | 16 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | Lithuania | 15 | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 162 | North Macedonia | 12 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Latvia | 11 | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Belize | 9 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 9 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Mauritius | 9 | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 167 | Brunei | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | Cyprus | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | Estonia | 7 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Samoa | 7 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 172 | Micronesia (country) | 6 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 172 | Slovenia | 6 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Bahamas | 5 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Grenada | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 175 | Maldives | 3 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Marshall Islands | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 175 | Montenegro | 3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 175 | Tonga | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 180 | Barbados | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 180 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Malta | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Seychelles | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 186 | Dominica | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 188 | Nauru | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 465,785
- Low & middle income 457,856
- IDA & IBRD total 455,040
- IDA total 337,228
- Middle income 301,504
- Sub-Saharan Africa 300,128
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 300,128
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 300,126
- Pre-demographic dividend 283,989
- Lower middle income 249,655
- Least developed countries 208,252
- IDA only 207,371
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 202,157
- Africa Western and Central 160,410
- Early-demographic dividend 148,884
- Low income 143,387
- Africa Eastern and Southern 139,718
- IDA blend 129,857
- IBRD only 117,812
- South Asia 54,240
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 54,240
- Upper middle income 49,803
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 47,730
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 46,938
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 42,849
- Arab World 41,550
- East Asia & Pacific 39,263
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 38,592
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 37,929
- Late-demographic dividend 27,325
- Latin America & Caribbean 12,988
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 12,858
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 12,608
- OECD members 9,756
- Europe & Central Asia 8,759
- High income 7,927
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 7,036
- Post-demographic dividend 5,554
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 5,352
- North America 2,675
About this data
Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years