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Number of children who die before age 5
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216 countries · 1950–2023
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2023
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East Asia & Pacific
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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
Panama
1,157
107
El Salvador
1,139
108
Comoros
1,128
109
Romania
1,093
110
Italy
1,038
111
Spain
982
112
Chile
915
113
Oman
869
114
Mongolia
850
115
Israel
685
116
Korea, Rep.
684
117
Netherlands
666
118
Jamaica
645
119
United Arab Emirates
636
120
Taiwan
585
121
Cuba
557
122
Fiji
480
123
Moldova
464
124
Guyana
432
125
Kuwait
428
126
Georgia
411
127
Belgium
410
128
Costa Rica
401
129
Solomon Islands
382
130
Bulgaria
353
131
Armenia
342
132
Hungary
337
133
New Zealand
320
134
Switzerland
303
135
Serbia
300
136
Slovak Republic
293
137
Greece
286
138
Austria
279
139
Portugal
276
140
Albania
275
141
Czechia
261
142
Trinidad and Tobago
260
143
Sweden
240
144
Uruguay
228
145
Bhutan
226
146
Denmark
199
147
Kiribati
188
148
Ireland
176
149
Suriname
175
150
Mauritius
169
151
Belarus
168
152
Vanuatu
159
153
Qatar
148
154
Bosnia and Herzegovina
147
155
Croatia
126
156
Norway
124
157
Bahrain
122
158
Puerto Rico (US)
114
159
Finland
113
160
Singapore
103
161
North Macedonia
101
162
Sao Tome and Principe
88
163
Samoa
86
164
Cabo Verde
79
165
Belize
76
166
Hong Kong SAR, China
76
167
Lithuania
72
168
Brunei Darussalam
61
169
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
57
170
Latvia
55
171
Bahamas, The
55
172
Cyprus
51
173
New Caledonia
49
174
Luxembourg
48
175
Guam
41
176
Slovenia
40
177
St. Lucia
35
178
Malta
33
179
Barbados
33
180
Maldives
31
181
Tonga
26
182
Seychelles
26
183
Montenegro
24
184
Estonia
24
185
Marshall Islands
23
186
Dominica
23
187
Grenada
22
188
French Polynesia
20
189
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
17
190
Curacao
16
191
Macao SAR, China
14
192
Aruba
14
193
Isle of Man
10
194
Antigua and Barbuda
10
195
Greenland
9
196
St. Kitts and Nevis
8
197
Iceland
8
198
Naoero
7
199
American Samoa
6
200
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
5
201
Faroe Islands
5
202
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
5
203
Tuvalu
4
204
Gibraltar
4
205
British Virgin Islands
4
206
St. Martin (French part)
4
207
Palau
4
208
Northern Mariana Islands
3
209
Andorra
3
210
Liechtenstein
2
211
Turks and Caicos Islands
2
212
Bermuda
1
213
Cayman Islands
1
214
Monaco
1
215
San Marino
0
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