Countries with the Highest Child Mortality 2024

Source: World Bank

Countries with the Highest Child Mortality 2024

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Key Findings

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Nigeria leads in Deaths Under Age Five (per 1,000 Births) with 115.60 in 2024.

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Average Deaths Under Age Five (per 1,000 Births) in 2024: 82.29 · median: 80.65.

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Gap in 2024: Nigeria is 1.9× larger than Sudan.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Highest Child Mortality 2024

Countries ranked by deaths under age five (per 1,000 births) in 2024, using World Bank figures for the 196 countries that reported that year. Nigeria leads on 115.6, ahead of Niger (110.7) and Somalia, Fed. Rep. (101.1). Deaths before the fifth birthday per 1,000 live births. Where birth and death registration is incomplete the figure comes from surveys and modelling rather than from a full count.

Analysis

Nigeria (115.6), Niger (110.7) and Somalia, Fed. Rep. (101.1) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 115.6 down to 61.6, a spread of 54.0. Only 4.9 separates Nigeria from Niger in second, 4.2% of the leading figure. The chart shows the twenty highest of 196 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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Data Points

20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

115.60

Nigeria

Deaths Under Age Five (per 1,000 Births) · 2024

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Deaths Under Age Five (per 1,000 Births)

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2024

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
Measure: Deaths Under Age Five (per 1,000 Births)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Deaths Under Age Five (per 1,000 Births) · ranked by 2024

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#	Category	2024
🥇	Nigeria	115.60
🥈	Niger	110.70
🥉	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	101.10
4	Chad	97.30
5	South Sudan	96.70
6	Guinea	92.10
7	Sierra Leone	90.50
8	Central African Republic	89.70
9	DR Congo	89.70
10	Liberia	86.40
11	Burkina Faso	74.90
12	Benin	74.70
13	Mali	73
14	Equatorial Guinea	68
15	Guinea-Bissau	67.30
16	Cameroon	64.80
17	Zimbabwe	64.70
18	Cote d'Ivoire	64.50
19	Madagascar	62.40
20	Sudan	61.60

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT Visit ↗

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