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Under-five child mortality by world region 2016

Child mortality in the first five years of life worldwide in 2016, by region (per 1,000 live births)

The data illustrates the child mortality worldwide among children under five years of age in 2016, by region and per 1,000 live births. In that year, Africa had the highest child mortality rate, with some 76.5 deaths per one thousand live births.

Africa	76.5
Americas	14.2
Southeast Asia	38.9
Europe	9.6
Eastern Mediterranean	51.7
Western Pacific	12.9

Under-five child mortality by world region 2016

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