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Live Estimates
WHO · UNICEF · UN IGME 2024
Child Deaths Since Jan 1, 2026
0
+1 every 6 seconds · Based on 4.8M annual deaths (WHO/UNICEF 2023)
All Deaths Today
0
children + mothers
Children Today
0
under age 5
Mothers Today
0
pregnancy-related
Global Mortality Crisis 2026

A child dies
every 6 seconds.
A mother every 2 min.

In 2023, an estimated 4.8 million children died before their fifth birthday, and 260,000 mothers died from pregnancy-related causes. Over 92% of these deaths occurred in low- and lower-middle-income countries — and nearly all were preventable.

Child Mortality · Under 5
4.8Mdeaths in 2023
2.3M
Newborns (first 28 days)
92%
In low-income countries
Maternal Mortality · Pregnancy-Related
260Kdeaths in 2023
70%
Sub-Saharan Africa
~2min
One death every 2 min
Progress Since 2000 · Decelerating
–52%under-5 mortality reduction
2000 baselineTarget: –67% by 2030 (SDG)
52% achieved15% remaining to SDG goal
Sources: WHO · UNICEF · UN IGME 2024 · World Bank
Imagery: Picsum · WHO · UNICEF
Afghanistan
Flag of Afghanistan
South Asia
Afghanistan
👶
122Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate101.3 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr7K
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Mali
Flag of Mali
West Africa
Mali
👶
68Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate97.1 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr3K
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Somalia
Flag of Somalia
East Africa
Somalia
👶
47Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate93.0 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr3K
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Central African Rep.
Flag of Central African Rep.
Central Africa
Central African Rep.
👶
17Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate92.2 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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Chad
Flag of Chad
Central Africa
Chad
👶
58Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate89.3 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr7K
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Sierra Leone
Flag of Sierra Leone
West Africa
Sierra Leone
👶
16Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate87.2 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr797
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Niger
Flag of Niger
West Africa
Niger
👶
74Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate82.0 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr4K
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Guinea
Flag of Guinea
West Africa
Guinea
👶
30Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate79.5 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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South Sudan
Flag of South Sudan
East Africa
South Sudan
👶
24Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate78.1 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr4K
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Nigeria
Flag of Nigeria
West Africa
Nigeria
👶
534Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate74.2 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr75K
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Guinea-Bissau
Flag of Guinea-Bissau
West Africa
Guinea-Bissau
👶
5Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate71.7 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr508
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Lesotho
Flag of Lesotho
Southern Africa
Lesotho
👶
4Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate70.1 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr283
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Mozambique
Flag of Mozambique
Southern Africa
Mozambique
👶
47Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate67.8 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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Burkina Faso
Flag of Burkina Faso
West Africa
Burkina Faso
👶
43Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate66.9 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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Angola
Flag of Angola
Central Africa
Angola
👶
66Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate65.7 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr3K
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Benin
Flag of Benin
West Africa
Benin
👶
25Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate64.7 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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Mauritania
Flag of Mauritania
West Africa
Mauritania
👶
10Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate63.4 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr696
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Cameroon
Flag of Cameroon
Central Africa
Cameroon
👶
53Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate62.5 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr4K
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Côte d'Ivoire
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire
West Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
👶
55Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate61.3 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr4K
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DR Congo
Flag of DR Congo
Central Africa
DR Congo
👶
194Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate60.5 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr18K
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Liberia
Flag of Liberia
West Africa
Liberia
👶
7Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate59.4 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr782
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Uganda
Flag of Uganda
East Africa
Uganda
👶
87Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate58.2 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr4K
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Equatorial Guinea
Flag of Equatorial Guinea
Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea
👶
1Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate57.3 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr75
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Tanzania
Flag of Tanzania
East Africa
Tanzania
👶
106Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate55.8 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr7K
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Rep. of Congo
Flag of Rep. of Congo
Central Africa
Rep. of Congo
👶
10Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate54.9 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr718
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Ethiopia
Flag of Ethiopia
East Africa
Ethiopia
👶
161Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate53.6 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr8K
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Madagascar
Flag of Madagascar
Southern Africa
Madagascar
👶
42Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate52.5 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr3K
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Malawi
Flag of Malawi
Southern Africa
Malawi
👶
31Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate51.4 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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Sudan
Flag of Sudan
North Africa
Sudan
👶
55Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate50.3 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr3K
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Haiti
Flag of Haiti
Caribbean
Haiti
👶
10Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate49.7 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr960
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Afghanistan
Flag of Afghanistan
South Asia
Afghanistan
👶
122Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate101.3 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr7K
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Mali
Flag of Mali
West Africa
Mali
👶
68Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate97.1 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr3K
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Somalia
Flag of Somalia
East Africa
Somalia
👶
47Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate93.0 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr3K
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Central African Rep.
Flag of Central African Rep.
Central Africa
Central African Rep.
👶
17Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate92.2 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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Chad
Flag of Chad
Central Africa
Chad
👶
58Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate89.3 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr7K
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Sierra Leone
Flag of Sierra Leone
West Africa
Sierra Leone
👶
16Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate87.2 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr797
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Niger
Flag of Niger
West Africa
Niger
👶
74Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate82.0 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr4K
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Guinea
Flag of Guinea
West Africa
Guinea
👶
30Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate79.5 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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South Sudan
Flag of South Sudan
East Africa
South Sudan
👶
24Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate78.1 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr4K
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Nigeria
Flag of Nigeria
West Africa
Nigeria
👶
534Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate74.2 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr75K
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Guinea-Bissau
Flag of Guinea-Bissau
West Africa
Guinea-Bissau
👶
5Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate71.7 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr508
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Lesotho
Flag of Lesotho
Southern Africa
Lesotho
👶
4Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate70.1 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr283
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Mozambique
Flag of Mozambique
Southern Africa
Mozambique
👶
47Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate67.8 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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Burkina Faso
Flag of Burkina Faso
West Africa
Burkina Faso
👶
43Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate66.9 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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Angola
Flag of Angola
Central Africa
Angola
👶
66Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate65.7 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr3K
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Benin
Flag of Benin
West Africa
Benin
👶
25Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate64.7 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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Mauritania
Flag of Mauritania
West Africa
Mauritania
👶
10Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate63.4 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr696
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Cameroon
Flag of Cameroon
Central Africa
Cameroon
👶
53Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate62.5 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr4K
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Côte d'Ivoire
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire
West Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
👶
55Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate61.3 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr4K
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DR Congo
Flag of DR Congo
Central Africa
DR Congo
👶
194Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate60.5 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr18K
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Liberia
Flag of Liberia
West Africa
Liberia
👶
7Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate59.4 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr782
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Uganda
Flag of Uganda
East Africa
Uganda
👶
87Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate58.2 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr4K
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Equatorial Guinea
Flag of Equatorial Guinea
Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea
👶
1Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate57.3 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr75
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Tanzania
Flag of Tanzania
East Africa
Tanzania
👶
106Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate55.8 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr7K
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Rep. of Congo
Flag of Rep. of Congo
Central Africa
Rep. of Congo
👶
10Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate54.9 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr718
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Ethiopia
Flag of Ethiopia
East Africa
Ethiopia
👶
161Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate53.6 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr8K
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Madagascar
Flag of Madagascar
Southern Africa
Madagascar
👶
42Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate52.5 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr3K
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Malawi
Flag of Malawi
Southern Africa
Malawi
👶
31Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate51.4 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr2K
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Sudan
Flag of Sudan
North Africa
Sudan
👶
55Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate50.3 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr3K
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Haiti
Flag of Haiti
Caribbean
Haiti
👶
10Kchild deaths/yr
Infant mortality rate49.7 / 1k
🤱 Maternal deaths/yr960
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Country Rankings — Top 30

Country Rankings
30 countries · per 1,000 births
#
Country
Region
Rate
vs Avg
Severity
🌍World Average
Global
27
1.0×
01
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
South Asia
101.3
3.8×
02
Mali
Mali
West Africa
97.1
3.6×
03
Somalia
Somalia
East Africa
93.0
3.4×
05
Chad
Chad
Central Africa
89.3
3.3×
07
Niger
Niger
West Africa
82.0
3.0×
08
Guinea
Guinea
West Africa
79.5
2.9×
09
South Sudan
South Sudan
East Africa
78.1
2.9×
10
Nigeria
Nigeria
West Africa
74.2
2.7×
12
Lesotho
Lesotho
Southern Africa
70.1
2.6×
13
Mozambique
Mozambique
Southern Africa
67.8
2.5×
15
Angola
Angola
Central Africa
65.7
2.4×
16
Benin
Benin
West Africa
64.7
2.4×
17
Mauritania
Mauritania
West Africa
63.4
2.3×
18
Cameroon
Cameroon
Central Africa
62.5
2.3×
20
DR Congo
DR Congo
Central Africa
60.5
2.2×
21
Liberia
Liberia
West Africa
59.4
2.2×
22
Uganda
Uganda
East Africa
58.2
2.2×
24
Tanzania
Tanzania
East Africa
55.8
2.1×
25
Rep. of Congo
Rep. of Congo
Central Africa
54.9
2.0×
26
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
East Africa
53.6
2.0×
27
Madagascar
Madagascar
Southern Africa
52.5
1.9×
28
Malawi
Malawi
Southern Africa
51.4
1.9×
29
Sudan
Sudan
North Africa
50.3
1.9×
30
Haiti
Haiti
Caribbean
49.7
1.8×
Source: WHO · UNICEF · UN IGME 2024 · Click any row to view full country analysis30 highest-mortality countries shown