Based on a comparison of 172 countries in 2020, Somalia ranked the highest in mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births with 115 followed by Nigeria and Chad. On the other end of the scale was Iceland with 1.90, Estonia with 2.10 and Norway with 2.20.
Average mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births reached 36.6 in 2020 in the World according to World Bank / WHO. This is 6.01 % less than in the previous year and -39.9 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births reached an all time high of 183 in 1960 and an all time low of 36.6 in 2020. The average annual growth amounted to -2.64 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) indicator page.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Benin | 99.8 | 97.6 | 95.4 | 93.2 | 90.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 105 | 101 | 97.5 | 94.1 | 90.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 128 | 123 | 118 | 115 | 111 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chad | 132 | 129 | 125 | 121 | 117 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | 99.2 | 95.9 | 92.8 | 89.6 | 86.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 96.8 | 93.2 | 90.0 | 86.9 | 83.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | 109 | 107 | 105 | 103 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 93.6 | 90.8 | 88.4 | 86.0 | 83.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | 94.2 | 94.6 | 91.5 | 91.0 | 90.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | 92.1 | 88.3 | 86.1 | 84.3 | 82.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mali | 112 | 108 | 105 | 101 | 97.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 128 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 120 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | 139 | 140 | 125 | 121 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | 138 | 134 | 130 | 126 | 122 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 |
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