Number of deaths of children under age 5 (2026)

Nigeria leads the world in number of deaths of children under age 5 at 767.86 thousands in 2026, followed by India (600.05 thousands) and Pakistan (385.81 thousands). Democratic Republic of the Congo (320.49 thousands) and Ethiopia (169.44 thousands) close out the top 5. Next up, Niger (123.95 thousands) and United Republic of Tanzania (88.15 thousands). Mali (87.68 thousands), Angola (87.47 thousands), and Sudan (85.36 thousands) round out the top ten. The gap across this list is wide — Nigeria has 9.0× the value of Sudan (85.36 thousands). Eight of the top ten are in Africa, with three from Western. Among these countries, India saw the largest year-over-year change at -4.0%.