Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 3.29% to 55.9 in Djibouti in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Djibouti reached an all time high of 174 in 1976 and an all time low of 55.9 in 2020. When compared to Djibouti's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Eritrea amounted to 39.3, 48.7 in Ethiopia, 115 in Somalia and 59.6 in Yemen in 2020.
Djibouti has been ranked 30th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Djibouti | 68.0 | 65.8 | 63.8 | 61.8 | 59.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | 47.9 | 46.3 | 44.8 | 43.3 | 41.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 65.9 | 62.4 | 59.0 | 55.9 | 53.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | 50.6 | 48.9 | 47.2 | 45.9 | 44.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oman | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.60 | 8.10 | 7.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | 138 | 134 | 130 | 126 | 122 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | 67.9 | 65.9 | 63.9 | 62.0 | 60.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | 58.7 | 60.7 | 60.3 | 60.2 | 61.6 |
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