Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
16.67 % change on previous year
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
San Marino
Median
-2.41 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,697
What the numbers show
Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 16.67 % change on previous year in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.41 % change on previous year, and the mean is -4.31 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 529.6%), and the largest decrease in France (down 4,093.2%).
Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 495.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 10.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 348.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 7.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 529.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Cyprus | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 206.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 5.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 167.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Oman | 3.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 7 | South Sudan | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Norway | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 189.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Denmark | 3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 256.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Lebanon | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Belize | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Cuba | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 355.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 272.0% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Ireland | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 0.8734 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 391.7% | volatile |
| 19 | South Africa | 0.8063 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7314 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 0.664 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.634 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4566 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 0.4158 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 0.4149 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4122 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Chad | 0.4111 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 405.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.2059 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Liberia | -0.0918 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Malawi | -0.1331 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Niger | -0.1379 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | -0.2425 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Nigeria | -0.269 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 144.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Bangladesh | -0.3217 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Uganda | -0.3804 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | -0.6897 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 209.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Madagascar | -0.7598 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 420.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Kenya | -0.7853 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Spain | -0.8403 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | -0.9346 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Somalia | -0.9355 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Germany | -0.9804 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Netherlands | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Japan | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Qatar | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Angola | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 697.3% | volatile |
| 68 | United States of America | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Australia | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Serbia | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Vanuatu | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritania | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 265.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Solomon Islands | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Eritrea | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Congo | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Sudan | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Iraq | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Israel | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Armenia | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Guinea | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 396.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Djibouti | -2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Mozambique | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Yemen | -2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 229.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Finland | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Philippines | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Rwanda | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Côte d'Ivoire | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 92 | New Zealand | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Benin | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,344.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Argentina | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Ecuador | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Togo | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Gambia | -2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Lesotho | -2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Kiribati | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 309.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritius | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Mali | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Afghanistan | -2.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Comoros | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Namibia | -2.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 774.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Burundi | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Suriname | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 110 | Senegal | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Honduras | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Jordan | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 984.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Brazil | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 115 | Ghana | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 116 | France | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,093.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Lithuania | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Sierra Leone | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | -3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Poland | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Pakistan | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Peru | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Guatemala | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Kuwait | -3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Tajikistan | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,009.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Albania | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 129 | Austria | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Gabon | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 151.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Jamaica | -3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 132 | Eswatini | -3.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 666.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Haiti | -3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | -3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,805.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Colombia | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | -3.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Paraguay | -3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Myanmar | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Italy | -3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 141 | Botswana | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Greece | -3.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Mexico | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 144 | Bahamas | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Georgia | -4.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -4.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 147 | El Salvador | -4.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -4.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Indonesia | -4.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Algeria | -4.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 685.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Morocco | -4.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 152 | Thailand | -4.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 153 | Sri Lanka | -4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | -4.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 224.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Mongolia | -4.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 301.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Hungary | -4.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Guyana | -4.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 201.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Cambodia | -4.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Bulgaria | -4.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Viet Nam | -4.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 398.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Russian Federation | -4.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -4.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 454.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Trinidad and Tobago | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Bhutan | -5.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Slovenia | -5.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Sweden | -5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 682.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Nepal | -5.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Republic of Korea | -5.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 169 | Czechia | -5.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Samoa | -5.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | India | -5.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Belgium | -5.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Chile | -5.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Kosovo | -6.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 174 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -6.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Maldives | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Ukraine | -7.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -7.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Azerbaijan | -8.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Tunisia | -8.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 600.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Estonia | -9.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | Marshall Islands | -10 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Palestine, State of | -10.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 170.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Belarus | -11.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 192.1% | volatile |
| 186 | China | -12.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Ethiopia | -13.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 226.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Latvia | -15.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 194.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Nicaragua | -18.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 199.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Antigua and Barbuda | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | North Macedonia | -21.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 737.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Türkiye | -34.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 910.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Naoero | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Libya | -72.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,619.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Andorra | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics -0.371 % change on previous year
- Low income -0.6767 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend -0.7068 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central -0.811 % change on previous year
- North America -1.13 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -1.45 % change on previous year
- High income -1.48 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa -1.52 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) -1.52 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -1.52 % change on previous year
- European Union -1.54 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states -1.86 % change on previous year
- Euro area -1.97 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries -2.15 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern -2.31 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) -2.35 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income -2.46 % change on previous year
- Arab World -2.64 % change on previous year
- World -2.68 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -2.69 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -2.7 % change on previous year
- Small states -2.89 % change on previous year
- Middle income -2.92 % change on previous year
- Other small states -2.94 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -3.17 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -3.18 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -3.19 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -3.23 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -3.27 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -3.3 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -3.9 % change on previous year
- South Asia -4.81 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) -4.81 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -5.08 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific -5.5 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) -5.5 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) -5.56 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -6.37 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -6.5 % change on previous year
- OECD members -7.51 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.