Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 2.92% to 36.6 in the World in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in the World reached an all time high of 183 in 1960 and an all time low of 36.6 in 2020. When compared to World's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in China amounted to 7.30, 3.70 in Germany, 2.50 in Japan and 6.30 in USA in 2020.
World has been ranked th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.20 | 5.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 46.2 | 43.5 | 41.0 | 38.6 | 36.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 16.8 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.90 | 8.20 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| World | 44.0 | 42.6 | 41.3 | 40.0 | 38.8 |
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