United States—Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #143 of 196
Latest Value
5.9
2023
YoY Change
+0.0%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#143
of 196 countries
Maximum
7.6
2000
Minimum
5.9
2017
CAGR
-1.1%
24 years
Last
5.9
Previous
5.9
Highest
7.6
Lowest
5.9
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.3 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.5 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.7 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.0 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.1 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.4 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.5 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.6 |
Top Countries — Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 110.7 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 99.5 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 98.1 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 94.8 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 93.4 | 2023 |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 88.4 | 2023 |
| 7 | Guinea | 87.7 | 2023 |
| 8 | Mali | 86.1 | 2023 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 86.0 | 2023 |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 72.7 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →