Number of under-five deaths, male by country
Number of male children dying before reaching age five.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
457,845
Nigeria
Lowest
0
San Marino
Median
914
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
12,963
What the numbers show
Number of under-five deaths, male is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 457,845 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 914, and the mean is 13,458.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 178 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 110.5%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 82.8%).
Number of under-five deaths, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 457,845 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 317,384 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 212,821 | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 211,378 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 104,910 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 62,674 | 2024 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 57,695 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 56,012 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 48,039 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 10 | Uganda | 46,191 | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 11 | Indonesia | 44,754 | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Chad | 42,807 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 42,806 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 14 | Somalia | 42,159 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 40,174 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 37,048 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 17 | Mali | 36,651 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35,823 | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 34,101 | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 33,678 | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 32,425 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 22 | China | 29,757 | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Egypt | 29,584 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Yemen | 29,489 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 29,114 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 27,811 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 24,321 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 22,681 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 20,885 | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 19,266 | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 31 | Myanmar | 18,774 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 18,142 | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 33 | Malawi | 17,920 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 34 | Ghana | 17,909 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 17,703 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 36 | South Sudan | 17,156 | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 37 | Vietnam | 14,840 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Mexico | 14,786 | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Iraq | 14,255 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 40 | United States | 13,132 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 12,502 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 42 | Burundi | 11,833 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 11,124 | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | 10,887 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 45 | Algeria | 10,782 | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Togo | 8,792 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 47 | Rwanda | 8,249 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 48 | Liberia | 8,007 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 49 | Nepal | 7,849 | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 7,526 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 7,252 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 52 | Iran | 7,088 | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Venezuela | 5,762 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 54 | Turkey | 5,692 | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Syria | 5,612 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 5,610 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 57 | Morocco | 5,546 | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Colombia | 4,567 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 4,364 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 60 | Guatemala | 4,351 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 61 | Congo | 4,055 | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 62 | Peru | 3,880 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Russia | 3,819 | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 3,774 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 3,604 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 66 | Mauritania | 3,564 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 3,433 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 68 | North Korea | 3,223 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Thailand | 2,994 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Palestine | 2,924 | 2024 | up 70.5% | falling |
| 71 | Laos | 2,740 | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 72 | Argentina | 2,721 | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,380 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 74 | Bolivia | 2,279 | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 2,225 | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,043 | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 77 | Malaysia | 2,036 | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 2,002 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 1,970 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 80 | Gambia | 1,937 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 81 | Eritrea | 1,924 | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Lesotho | 1,849 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 1,820 | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 1,726 | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 1,706 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 86 | Namibia | 1,680 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 87 | France | 1,558 | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Germany | 1,479 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,447 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 1,268 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Gabon | 1,255 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 1,250 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 93 | Botswana | 1,142 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 94 | Tunisia | 1,101 | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Canada | 1,082 | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 1,067 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Japan | 991 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 944 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 914 | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 834 | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 101 | East Timor | 812 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Poland | 758 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Romania | 743 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Eswatini | 741 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 105 | Libya | 674 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Chile | 653 | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Djibouti | 652 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 108 | Australia | 609 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Panama | 609 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 110 | Spain | 601 | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Italy | 581 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 112 | El Salvador | 558 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Comoros | 521 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 114 | Mongolia | 491 | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Oman | 491 | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 470 | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 117 | South Korea | 381 | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Netherlands | 370 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Jamaica | 333 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Israel | 318 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 121 | Moldova | 307 | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 299 | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 278 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 124 | Fiji | 273 | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 125 | Solomon Islands | 241 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 126 | Guyana | 240 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 127 | Kuwait | 218 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Belgium | 217 | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Georgia | 211 | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 197 | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 192 | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovakia | 186 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Serbia | 184 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Switzerland | 179 | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Hungary | 179 | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 168 | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 156 | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Portugal | 156 | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 139 | New Zealand | 155 | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Albania | 147 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Austria | 144 | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Uruguay | 142 | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Czechia | 138 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Sweden | 134 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Denmark | 128 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Ireland | 113 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Kiribati | 101 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 147 | Mauritius | 101 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Kosovo | 100 | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 100 | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Croatia | 99 | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Suriname | 97 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 153 | Bhutan | 96 | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Qatar | 92 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 156 | Belarus | 90 | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahrain | 89 | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 85 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 159 | Norway | 73 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Singapore | 70 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 161 | Finland | 58 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Belize | 53 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49 | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 164 | Samoa | 47 | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Lithuania | 42 | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 40 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Cyprus | 40 | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Brunei | 35 | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Micronesia (country) | 32 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 170 | Bahamas | 30 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | North Macedonia | 26 | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovenia | 22 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 20 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Latvia | 20 | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Barbados | 17 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Maldives | 17 | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Dominica | 14 | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Estonia | 13 | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Grenada | 13 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 13 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 178 | Malta | 13 | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Seychelles | 13 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Tonga | 13 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Montenegro | 9 | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8 | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Iceland | 6 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 190 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 193 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Nauru | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 197 | San Marino | 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 2.65 million
- IDA & IBRD total 2.62 million
- Low & middle income 2.62 million
- Middle income 1.73 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.60 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.60 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.60 million
- Lower middle income 1.51 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.48 million
- Least developed countries 1.14 million
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1.06 million
- Early-demographic dividend 1.04 million
- Africa Western and Central 826,674
- Low income 784,210
- Africa Eastern and Southern 774,141
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 384,108
- South Asia 384,107
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 369,178
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 365,954
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 363,030
- Upper middle income 214,993
- Arab World 208,389
- East Asia & Pacific 160,673
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 158,423
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 155,203
- Late-demographic dividend 102,529
- Latin America & Caribbean 79,983
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 79,481
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 77,812
- OECD members 51,804
- Europe & Central Asia 42,198
- High income 35,907
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 33,773
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 28,157
- Post-demographic dividend 26,394
- North America 14,214
- European Union 8,153
- Euro area 6,073
- Small states 4,639
- Other small states 3,158
About this data
Number of male children dying before reaching age five.