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In 2021, Niger had the highest mortality rate among children aged under five years, with an average of around 115 children dying, per one thousand live births, under five years of age. This statistic shows the countries with the highest mortality rate among children aged under five years as of 2021.

Countries with the highest mortality rate among children aged under 5 as of 2021 (per 1,000 live births)

Characteristic	Deaths per thousand live births
Niger	115.15
Nigeria	110.82
Chad	107.07
Sierra Leone	104.69
Central African Republic	99.92
Guinea	98.73
South Sudan	98.69
Mali	97.07
Benin	83.52
Burkina Faso	82.61
Democratic Republic of the Congo	78.96
Equatorial Guinea	76.78
Liberia	76.04
Cote d'Ivoire	74.79
Guinea-Bissau	74.31

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February 2023

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2021

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