Number of under-five deaths, male by country
Number of male children dying before reaching age five.
Countries reporting
198
Highest
1.14 million
Least developed countries
Lowest
0
San Marino
Median
929
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
12,963
What the numbers show
Number of under-five deaths, male is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 1.14 million in Least developed countries; the lowest is 0 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 929, and the mean is 19,168.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 179 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 | Least developed countries | 1.14 million | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 457,845 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 3 | India | 317,384 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 212,821 | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 211,378 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 104,910 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 62,674 | 2024 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 57,695 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Sudan | 56,012 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 48,039 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 46,191 | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 12 | Indonesia | 44,754 | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Chad | 42,807 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 42,806 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 15 | Somalia | 42,159 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique | 40,174 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 37,048 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 18 | Mali | 36,651 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 35,823 | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 34,101 | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 33,678 | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 32,425 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 23 | China | 29,757 | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 29,584 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Yemen | 29,489 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 29,114 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 27 | Philippines | 27,811 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 28 | Guinea | 24,321 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 22,681 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 30 | Brazil | 20,885 | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 19,266 | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 32 | Myanmar | 18,774 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 33 | Zambia | 18,142 | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 34 | Malawi | 17,920 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 17,909 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 17,703 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 37 | South Sudan | 17,156 | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 38 | Viet Nam | 14,840 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Mexico | 14,786 | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Iraq | 14,255 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 41 | United States | 13,132 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 12,502 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 43 | Burundi | 11,833 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 11,124 | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 10,887 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 46 | Algeria | 10,782 | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Togo | 8,792 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 8,249 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 49 | Liberia | 8,007 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 50 | Nepal | 7,849 | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Haiti | 7,526 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 7,252 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 53 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7,088 | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5,762 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 55 | Türkiye | 5,692 | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,612 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 5,610 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 58 | Morocco | 5,546 | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Colombia | 4,567 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 4,364 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 61 | Guatemala | 4,351 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 62 | Congo | 4,055 | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 63 | Peru | 3,880 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Russia | 3,819 | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 3,774 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 3,604 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritania | 3,564 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 3,433 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 69 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3,223 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Thailand | 2,994 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 71 | State of Palestine | 2,924 | 2024 | up 70.5% | falling |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,740 | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 73 | Argentina | 2,721 | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,380 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,279 | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 2,225 | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,043 | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 78 | Malaysia | 2,036 | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 2,002 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Honduras | 1,970 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 81 | Gambia | 1,937 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 82 | Eritrea | 1,924 | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Lesotho | 1,849 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 1,820 | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 1,726 | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Jordan | 1,706 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 87 | Namibia | 1,680 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 88 | France | 1,558 | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Germany | 1,479 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,447 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 1,268 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Gabon | 1,255 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 93 | Paraguay | 1,250 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 94 | Botswana | 1,142 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 95 | Tunisia | 1,101 | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Canada | 1,082 | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 1,067 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Japan | 991 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Ukraine | 944 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Lebanon | 914 | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 834 | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | 812 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Poland | 758 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Romania | 743 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Eswatini | 741 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 106 | Libya | 674 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Chile | 653 | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Djibouti | 652 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 109 | Australia | 609 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Panama | 609 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 111 | Spain | 601 | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Italy | 581 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 113 | El Salvador | 558 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Comoros | 521 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 115 | Mongolia | 491 | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Oman | 491 | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Cuba | 470 | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Korea | 381 | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands | 370 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Jamaica | 333 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Israel | 318 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 307 | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 299 | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 278 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 125 | Fiji | 273 | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 126 | Solomon Islands | 241 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 127 | Guyana | 240 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 128 | Kuwait | 218 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Belgium | 217 | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Georgia | 211 | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 197 | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Armenia | 192 | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovak Republic | 186 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Serbia | 184 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Switzerland | 179 | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Hungary | 179 | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 168 | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Greece | 156 | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Portugal | 156 | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 140 | New Zealand | 155 | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Albania | 147 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Austria | 144 | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Uruguay | 142 | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Czechia | 138 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Sweden | 134 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Denmark | 128 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Ireland | 113 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Kiribati | 101 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 148 | Mauritius | 101 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Kosovo | 100 | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 100 | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Croatia | 99 | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Suriname | 97 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 154 | Bhutan | 96 | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Qatar | 92 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 157 | Belarus | 90 | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Bahrain | 89 | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 85 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 160 | Norway | 73 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Singapore | 70 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Finland | 58 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Belize | 53 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49 | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 165 | Samoa | 47 | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Lithuania | 42 | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Cabo Verde | 40 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Cyprus | 40 | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 35 | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 32 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 171 | Bahamas | 30 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 172 | North Macedonia | 26 | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Slovenia | 22 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 20 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Latvia | 20 | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Barbados | 17 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Maldives | 17 | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Dominica | 14 | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Estonia | 13 | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Grenada | 13 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 13 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 179 | Malta | 13 | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Seychelles | 13 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | 13 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Montenegro | 9 | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Luxembourg | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8 | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Iceland | 6 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 191 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 194 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 194 | Nauru | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 194 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 198 | 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
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1.06 million
- Early-demographic dividend 1.04 million
- Africa Western and Central 826,674
About this data
Number of male children dying before reaching age five.