UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RANKINGS The following list ranks countries and areas in descending order of their estimated 2015 under-five mortality rate (U5MR), a critical indicator of the well-being of children. Countries and areas are listed alphabetically in the tables on the following pages. HIGHEST UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATE Under-5 mortality Under-5 mortality Under-5 mortality rate (2015) rate (2015) rate (2015) Countries and areas Value Rank Countries and areas Value Rank Countries and areas Value Rank Angola 157 1 Malawi 64 33 Micronesia 35 65 Chad 139 2 Zambia 64 33 (Federated States of) Somalia 137 3 Ghana 62 35 Nauru 35 65 Central African Republic 130 4 Swaziland 61 36 Bhutan 33 67 Sierra Leone 120 5 Ethiopia 59 37 Azerbaijan 32 68 Mali 115 6 Papua New Guinea 57 38 Iraq 32 68 Nigeria 109 7 Kiribati 56 39 Dominican Republic 31 70 Benin 100 8 Uganda 55 40 Cambodia 29 71 Democratic Republic 98 9 Timor-Leste 53 41 Guatemala 29 71 of the Congo Gabon 51 42 Morocco 28 73 Niger 96 10 Turkmenistan 51 42 Philippines 28 73 Equatorial Guinea 94 11 Madagascar 50 44 Solomon Islands 28 73 Guinea 94 11 Myanmar 50 44 Vanuatu 28 73 Côte d'Ivoire 93 13 Kenya 49 46 Indonesia 27 77 Guinea-Bissau 93 13 United Republic 49 46 Tuvalu 27 77 South Sudan 93 13 of Tanzania Algeria 26 79 Afghanistan 91 16 India 48 48 Cabo Verde 25 80 Lesotho 90 17 Eritrea 47 49 Democratic People's 25 80 Burkina Faso 89 18 Sao Tome and Principe 47 49 Republic of Korea Cameroon 88 19 Senegal 47 49 Egypt 24 82 Mauritania 85 20 Congo 45 52 Niue 23 83 Burundi 82 21 Namibia 45 52 Ecuador 22 84 Pakistan 81 22 Tajikistan 45 52 Fiji 22 84 Mozambique 79 23 Botswana 44 55 Mongolia 22 84 Togo 78 24 Rwanda 42 56 Nicaragua 22 84 Comoros 74 25 Yemen 42 56 Viet Nam 22 84 Zimbabwe 71 26 South Africa 41 58 Dominica 21 89 Liberia 70 27 Guyana 39 59 Kyrgyzstan 21 89 Sudan 70 27 Uzbekistan 39 59 Paraguay 21 89 Gambia 69 29 Bangladesh 38 61 State of Palestine 21 89 Haiti 69 29 Bolivia (Plurinational 38 61 Suriname 21 89 Lao People's Democratic 67 31 State of) Honduras 20 94 Republic Marshall Islands 36 63 Trinidad and Tobago 20 94 Djibouti 65 32 Nepal 36 63 Jordan 18 96 110 THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2016