Number of under-five deaths, female by country
Number of female children dying before reaching age five.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
397,831
Nigeria
Lowest
0
San Marino
Median
726.5
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
12,928
What the numbers show
Number of under-five deaths, female is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 397,831 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 726.5, and the mean is 11,258.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 173 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 113.3%), and the largest decrease in Andorra, Principality of (down 100.0%).
Number of under-five deaths, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 397,831 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 297,646 | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 3 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 173,661 | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 168,765 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 76,318 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 55,771 | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 47,719 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 45,867 | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 9 | Tanzania | 38,278 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 10 | Uganda | 36,398 | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 11 | Chad | 36,151 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 12 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 36,112 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 34,962 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 14 | Indonesia | 34,388 | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Mozambique | 34,041 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 31,613 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 29,955 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27,961 | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 19 | Cameroon | 27,830 | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 27,822 | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 21 | Kenya | 25,775 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 24,895 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 23 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 24,359 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 24 | China, People's Republic of | 24,211 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Yemen, Rep. | 22,988 | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 20,874 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 20,073 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 18,754 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 29 | Benin | 16,038 | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 16,007 | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 31 | South Sudan | 14,837 | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Zambia | 14,807 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 33 | Myanmar | 14,377 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 34 | Malawi | 14,257 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 14,099 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 13,811 | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 37 | Mexico | 11,714 | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Iraq | 11,141 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 10,669 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 40 | United States | 10,553 | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Burundi | 9,740 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 9,431 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Vietnam | 9,245 | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 8,640 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 8,421 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 7,317 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 47 | Rwanda | 6,661 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 48 | Liberia | 6,527 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 49 | Nepal | 6,408 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 6,104 | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Haiti | 6,057 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 52 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 5,200 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Türkiye, Republic of | 4,664 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 4,628 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 4,427 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,379 | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 57 | Morocco | 4,313 | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Colombia | 3,540 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Guatemala | 3,394 | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 60 | Congo, Rep. | 3,312 | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 3,226 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 3,075 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 2,940 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 2,855 | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | 2,797 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 2,748 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 67 | Palestine | 2,620 | 2024 | up 86.2% | falling |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 2,604 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 69 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2,474 | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Thailand | 2,291 | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 2,118 | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,022 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,932 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 74 | Bolivia | 1,801 | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,684 | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 76 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1,651 | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Malaysia | 1,602 | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | 1,519 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 1,515 | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Gambia, The | 1,514 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 81 | Ecuador | 1,487 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Eritrea | 1,468 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Lesotho | 1,459 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 1,393 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Namibia | 1,358 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 86 | Jordan | 1,342 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 87 | France | 1,257 | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Germany | 1,212 | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1,085 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 1,004 | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Gabon | 980 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 977 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 93 | Tunisia | 926 | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Botswana | 890 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 95 | Japan | 872 | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Canada | 867 | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 831 | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 728 | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 725 | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 652 | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 637 | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Romania | 597 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Eswatini | 582 | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 104 | Poland, Republic of | 580 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Chile | 536 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Libya | 535 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Djibouti | 521 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 108 | Australia | 488 | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Panama | 483 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 110 | Spain | 472 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Italy | 466 | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 112 | El Salvador | 439 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Comoros | 424 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 114 | Oman | 393 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Mongolia | 381 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 353 | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Korea, Republic of | 298 | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Netherlands, The | 291 | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Israel | 258 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 120 | Jamaica | 250 | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 242 | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Moldova | 231 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 220 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 124 | Fiji, Republic of | 212 | 2024 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 125 | Solomon Islands | 190 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 126 | Guyana | 179 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 127 | Kuwait | 177 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Belgium | 168 | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Georgia | 166 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 157 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 147 | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Switzerland | 144 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovak Republic | 142 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Hungary | 140 | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Serbia, Republic of | 139 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 133 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 126 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 138 | New Zealand | 125 | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Portugal | 121 | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Albania | 117 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Austria | 114 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Uruguay | 108 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Sweden | 106 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Czech Republic | 105 | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Denmark | 103 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Ireland | 93 | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain | 82 | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Croatia, Republic of | 82 | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Kiribati | 80 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 149 | Mauritius | 80 | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Qatar | 79 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77 | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Kosovo | 77 | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 74 | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Suriname | 74 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 69 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 157 | Belarus, Republic of | 67 | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Singapore | 58 | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Norway | 57 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Finland | 46 | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Belize | 41 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39 | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 163 | Samoa | 35 | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Lithuania, Republic of | 33 | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Cabo Verde | 32 | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Cyprus | 32 | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 27 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahamas, The | 24 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 168 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 24 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 170 | North Macedonia | 22 | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Slovenia, Republic of | 18 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Latvia, Republic of | 16 | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 173 | St. Lucia | 15 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Barbados | 14 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 14 | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Dominica | 12 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Grenada | 11 | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Seychelles | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Estonia, Republic of | 10 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Malta | 10 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | 10 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 9 | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 183 | Montenegro | 8 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | Iceland | 6 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 185 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 187 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Naoero | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.21 million
- IDA & IBRD total 2.18 million
- Low & middle income 2.18 million
- Middle income 1.46 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.33 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.33 million
- Lower middle income 1.28 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.24 million
- Least developed countries: UN classification 934,072
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 867,126
- Early-demographic dividend 865,176
- Africa Western and Central 706,590
About this data
Number of female children dying before reaching age five.