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Number of children who die before age 5
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216 countries · 1950–2023
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Country
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Value
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1
Nigeria
771,644
2
India
642,598
3
Pakistan
405,643
4
Congo, Dem. Rep.
312,148
5
Ethiopia
181,015
6
Niger
123,007
7
Bangladesh
95,733
8
Indonesia
92,374
9
Tanzania
90,186
10
Angola
87,654
11
Mali
85,201
12
Sudan
83,414
13
Afghanistan
81,376
14
Mozambique
80,047
15
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
79,142
16
Chad
79,068
17
China
70,824
18
Cote d'Ivoire
66,701
19
Uganda
65,931
20
Madagascar
64,828
21
Cameroon
64,104
22
Kenya
60,947
23
Burkina Faso
55,713
24
Yemen, Rep.
54,401
25
Philippines
51,634
26
Guinea
44,951
27
South Africa
44,801
28
Egypt, Arab Rep.
42,457
29
Benin
37,100
30
Ghana
36,223
31
Brazil
36,058
32
Myanmar
35,706
33
Zambia
35,250
34
South Sudan
31,927
35
Viet Nam
28,546
36
Iraq
26,373
37
Malawi
25,719
38
Mexico
25,454
39
Sierra Leone
25,032
40
United States
22,683
41
Zimbabwe
22,505
42
Burundi
22,295
43
Central African Republic
21,097
44
Algeria
19,471
45
Senegal
18,533
46
Nepal
15,081
47
Togo
14,864
48
Rwanda
14,480
49
Turkiye
14,408
50
Haiti
14,388
51
Iran, Islamic Rep.
13,851
52
Uzbekistan
12,619
53
Liberia
11,993
54
Syrian Arab Republic
11,566
55
Bolivia
10,762
56
Morocco
10,726
57
Papua New Guinea
10,162
58
Colombia
8,456
59
Cambodia
8,324
60
Tajikistan
8,135
61
Guatemala
8,105
62
Venezuela, RB
8,047
63
Peru
7,984
64
Congo, Rep.
7,474
65
Mauritania
6,499
66
Dominican Republic
6,456
67
Turkmenistan
6,396
68
Lao PDR
6,366
69
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
6,203
70
Russian Federation
5,935
71
Argentina
5,245
72
Thailand
4,873
73
Guinea-Bissau
4,452
74
Libya
4,191
75
Lesotho
4,009
76
Kazakhstan
3,941
77
Equatorial Guinea
3,843
78
West Bank and Gaza
3,821
79
Honduras
3,600
80
Gambia, The
3,566
81
Eritrea
3,453
82
Malaysia
3,421
83
Saudi Arabia
3,323
84
Jordan
3,230
85
Ecuador
3,214
86
Namibia
2,941
87
United Kingdom
2,936
88
France
2,691
89
Kyrgyz Republic
2,585
90
Gabon
2,568
91
Germany
2,562
92
Botswana
2,311
93
Paraguay
2,309
94
Azerbaijan
2,232
95
Sri Lanka
2,041
96
Nicaragua
1,946
97
Tunisia
1,826
98
Japan
1,761
99
Canada
1,753
100
Lebanon
1,727
101
Ukraine
1,530
102
Eswatini
1,471
103
Timor-Leste
1,447
104
Djibouti
1,203
105
Poland
1,196
106
Australia
1,162
107
Panama
1,157
108
El Salvador
1,139
109
Comoros
1,128
110
Romania
1,093
111
Italy
1,038
112
Spain
982
113
Chile
915
114
Oman
869
115
Mongolia
850
116
Israel
685
117
Korea, Rep.
684
118
Netherlands
666
119
Jamaica
645
120
United Arab Emirates
636
121
Taiwan
585
122
Cuba
557
123
Fiji
480
124
Moldova
464
125
Guyana
432
126
Kuwait
428
127
Georgia
411
128
Belgium
410
129
Costa Rica
401
130
Solomon Islands
382
131
Bulgaria
353
132
Armenia
342
133
Hungary
337
134
New Zealand
320
135
Switzerland
303
136
Serbia
300
137
Slovak Republic
293
138
Greece
286
139
Austria
279
140
Portugal
276
141
Albania
275
142
Czechia
261
143
Trinidad and Tobago
260
144
Sweden
240
145
Uruguay
228
146
Bhutan
226
147
Denmark
199
148
Kiribati
188
149
Ireland
176
150
Suriname
175
151
Mauritius
169
152
Belarus
168
153
Vanuatu
159
154
Qatar
148
155
Bosnia and Herzegovina
147
156
Croatia
126
157
Norway
124
158
Bahrain
122
159
Puerto Rico (US)
114
160
Finland
113
161
Singapore
103
162
North Macedonia
101
163
Sao Tome and Principe
88
164
Samoa
86
165
Cabo Verde
79
166
Hong Kong SAR, China
76
167
Belize
76
168
Lithuania
72
169
Brunei Darussalam
61
170
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
57
171
Bahamas, The
55
172
Latvia
55
173
Cyprus
51
174
New Caledonia
49
175
Luxembourg
48
176
Guam
41
177
Slovenia
40
178
St. Lucia
35
179
Malta
33
180
Barbados
33
181
Maldives
31
182
Seychelles
26
183
Tonga
26
184
Montenegro
24
185
Estonia
24
186
Marshall Islands
23
187
Dominica
23
188
Grenada
22
189
French Polynesia
20
190
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
17
191
Curacao
16
192
Macao SAR, China
14
193
Aruba
14
194
Isle of Man
10
195
Antigua and Barbuda
10
196
Greenland
9
197
St. Kitts and Nevis
8
198
Iceland
8
199
Naoero
7
200
American Samoa
6
201
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
5
202
Faroe Islands
5
203
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
5
204
Tuvalu
4
205
British Virgin Islands
4
206
Gibraltar
4
207
Palau
4
208
St. Martin (French part)
4
209
Northern Mariana Islands
3
210
Andorra
3
211
Liechtenstein
2
212
Turks and Caicos Islands
2
213
Monaco
1
214
Bermuda
1
215
Cayman Islands
1
216
San Marino
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