Under-five mortality rate by country, 2024, G20 countries
The probability that a newborn dies before reaching age five, per 1,000 live births, at the age-specific mortality rates of the year. These are modelled estimates.
19 places ranked for 2024. Highest: South Africa (35.1 per 1,000 live births). Lowest: Japan (2.4 per 1,000 live births). The median is 5.7 per 1,000 live births.
The 19 member countries. The European Union and the African Union are also members of the G20 but are not countries. About this group
Highest 10
- 1. South Africa 35.1 per 1,000 live births
- 2. India 26.6 per 1,000 live births
- 3. Indonesia 17.7 per 1,000 live births
- 4. Brazil 14.2 per 1,000 live births
- 5. Mexico 13.1 per 1,000 live births
- 6. Türkiye 9.6 per 1,000 live births
- 7. Argentina 9.5 per 1,000 live births
- 8. United States 6.5 per 1,000 live births
- 9. Saudi Arabia 6.0 per 1,000 live births
- 10. China 5.7 per 1,000 live births
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 35.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 2 | India | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 7 | Argentina | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 8 | United States | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 6.0 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 10 | China | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 11 | Canada | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 12 | Russia | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 14 | France | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 15 | Germany | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 16 | Australia | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 17 | South Korea | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 18 | Italy | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | |
| 19 | Japan | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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