Child mortality rate: World

3.74% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 225 years from 1800 to 2024 are below.

Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.

Every year

Year	Value (deaths per 100 live births)
2024	3.74
2023	3.83
2022	4
2021	3.96
2020	3.92
2019	3.96
2018	4
2017	4.09
2016	4.17
2015	4.29
2014	4.39
2013	4.51
2012	4.67
2011	4.95
2010	5.06
2009	5.29
2008	5.47
2007	5.7
2006	5.96
2005	6.23
2004	6.58
2003	6.83
2002	7.13
2001	7.43
2000	7.67
1999	7.94
1998	8.28
1997	8.43
1996	8.64
1995	8.75
1994	8.94
1993	9.11
1992	9.23
1991	9.29
1990	9.35
1989	9.54
1988	9.98
1987	9.94
1986	10.31
1985	10.63
1984	10.9
1983	11.13
1982	11.24
1981	11.58
1980	11.9
1979	11.9
1978	12.3
1977	12.6
1976	12.8
1975	13.1
1974	13.3
1973	13.5
1972	13.7
1971	13.9
1970	14.2
1969	14.6
1968	15
1967	15.3
1966	15.1
1965	15.1
1964	15.7
1963	16.2
1962	17
1961	18.8
1960	20.2
1959	19.9
1958	19.7
1957	20.5
1956	21.3
1955	22.3
1954	22.8
1953	23.3
1952	23.9
1951	24.3
1950	24.7
1949	24.9
1948	24.9
1947	25.5
1946	25.8
1945	26.7
1944	27.4
1943	27.7
1942	27.9
1941	27.8
1940	27.9
1939	28
1938	28.7
1937	28.8
1936	29.1
1935	29.5
1934	30.7
1933	30.5
1932	30.7
1931	31.4
1930	31.6
1929	32
1928	31.9
1927	31.9
1926	32.7
1925	32.4
1924	33.1
1923	33.1
1922	33.2
1921	34.2
1920	34.4
1919	35.7
1918	37.6
1917	35.3
1916	35.1
1915	35.3
1914	35.4
1913	35.1
1912	35.5
1911	36
1910	36.4
1909	36.6
1908	37.2
1907	37.4
1906	38.1
1905	38.8
1904	38.9
1903	39.5
1902	40.1
1901	40.8
1900	40.9
1899	40.8
1898	41.2
1897	41
1896	41.1
1895	41.3
1894	41.2
1893	41.2
1892	41.7
1891	41.3
1890	41.5
1889	41.2
1888	41
1887	41.1
1886	41.1
1885	41.2
1884	41.1
1883	41.4
1882	41.5
1881	41.1
1880	41.6
1879	41.1
1878	41.6
1877	41.2
1876	41.4
1875	41.5
1874	41.7
1873	41.8
1872	42.1
1871	42.2
1870	41.9
1869	42.1
1868	42.4
1867	42
1866	42.1
1865	42.3
1864	42.2
1863	42.5
1862	42.6
1861	42.9
1860	42.9
1859	43.7
1858	43.8
1857	44.2
1856	44.2
1855	44
1854	43.7
1853	43.2
1852	42.9
1851	42.4
1850	42
1849	42.3
1848	42.3
1847	42.2
1846	42.4
1845	42
1844	42.1
1843	42.1
1842	42.2
1841	42.1
1840	42.1
1839	42.1
1838	42.2
1837	42.2
1836	42.2
1835	42.2
1834	42.3
1833	42.2
1832	42.2
1831	42.2
1830	42.2
1829	42.1
1828	42.1
1827	42.1
1826	42.1
1825	42.1
1824	42.1
1823	42.1
1822	42.1
1821	42.1
1820	42.1
1819	42.2
1818	42.2
1817	42.2
1816	42.2
1815	42.2
1814	42.3
1813	42.3
1812	42.4
1811	42.4
1810	42.5
1809	42.5
1808	42.5
1807	42.5
1806	42.6
1805	42.6
1804	42.6
1803	42.6
1802	42.7
1801	42.7
1800	42.8