Asia: Countries and Territories by Under-5 Mortality
Countries and territories in Asia, ordered by the highest share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
Figures as of October 14, 2026
| Rank | Country / Region | Under-5 deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PakistanBorn here: 1 in 19 | 5.8% |
| 2 |  AfghanistanBorn here: 1 in 89 | 5.4% |
| 3 |  Timor-LesteBorn here: 1 in 4,300 | 4.5% |
| 4 |  MyanmarBorn here: 1 in 150 | 4.1% |
| 5 |  YemenBorn here: 1 in 95 | 3.9% |
| 6 |  LaosBorn here: 1 in 810 | 3.7% |
| 7 |  TurkmenistanBorn here: 1 in 850 | 3.6% |
| 8 |  IndiaBorn here: 1 in 5.7 | 2.8% |
| 9 |  PalestineBorn here: 1 in 910 | 2.8% |
| 10 |  PhilippinesBorn here: 1 in 72 | 2.7% |
| 11 |  TajikistanBorn here: 1 in 490 | 2.6% |
| 12 |  NepalBorn here: 1 in 240 | 2.5% |
| 13 |  IraqBorn here: 1 in 110 | 2.2% |
| 14 |  CambodiaBorn here: 1 in 370 | 2.2% |
| 15 |  BhutanBorn here: 1 in 13,000 | 2.2% |
| 16 |  SyriaBorn here: 1 in 230 | 2.1% |
| 17 |  BangladeshBorn here: 1 in 38 | 2.1% |
| 18 |  IndonesiaBorn here: 1 in 30 | 2.0% |
| 19 |  VietnamBorn here: 1 in 98 | 2.0% |
| 20 |  LebanonBorn here: 1 in 1,400 | 1.8% |
| 21 |  AzerbaijanBorn here: 1 in 1,100 | 1.7% |
| 22 |  North KoreaBorn here: 1 in 390 | 1.7% |
| 23 |  UzbekistanBorn here: 1 in 140 | 1.5% |
| 24 |  KyrgyzstanBorn here: 1 in 880 | 1.5% |
| 25 |  JordanBorn here: 1 in 560 | 1.3% |
| 26 |  TurkeyBorn here: 1 in 120 | 1.1% |
| 27 |  MongoliaBorn here: 1 in 2,100 | 1.1% |
| 28 |  IranBorn here: 1 in 120 | 1.1% |
| 29 |  ArmeniaBorn here: 1 in 3,600 | 1.0% |
| 30 |  OmanBorn here: 1 in 1,500 | 1.0% |
| 31 |  ThailandBorn here: 1 in 230 | 1.0% |
| 32 |  BruneiBorn here: 1 in 21,000 | 0.9% |
| 33 |  ChinaBorn here: 1 in 15 | 0.8% |
| 34 |  KazakhstanBorn here: 1 in 330 | 0.8% |
| 35 |  GeorgiaBorn here: 1 in 3,100 | 0.8% |
| 36 |  KuwaitBorn here: 1 in 2,800 | 0.8% |
| 37 |  Saudi ArabiaBorn here: 1 in 240 | 0.7% |
| 38 |  QatarBorn here: 1 in 4,600 | 0.7% |
| 39 |  MalaysiaBorn here: 1 in 300 | 0.6% |
| 40 |  Sri LankaBorn here: 1 in 410 | 0.6% |
| 41 |  United Arab EmiratesBorn here: 1 in 1,200 | 0.6% |
| 42 |  BahrainBorn here: 1 in 6,800 | 0.6% |
| 43 |  MaldivesBorn here: 1 in 24,000 | 0.5% |
| 44 |  TaiwanBorn here: 1 in 1,000 | 0.4% |
| 45 |  IsraelBorn here: 1 in 770 | 0.4% |
| 46 |  MacauBorn here: 1 in 29,000 | 0.3% |
| 47 |  South KoreaBorn here: 1 in 550 | 0.3% |
| 48 |  JapanBorn here: 1 in 180 | 0.2% |
| 49 |  SingaporeBorn here: 1 in 2,700 | 0.2% |
| 50 |  Hong KongBorn here: 1 in 3,300 | 0.2% |
By subregion
| Region | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Western Asia | 17 | 34% |
| South-Eastern Asia | 11 | 22% |
| Southern Asia | 9 | 18% |
| Eastern Asia | 8 | 16% |
| Central Asia | 5 | 10% |
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This list was last updated on October 14, 2026. Includes overseas territories and other regions as well as independent countries. Countries and territories without statistics are not listed.
Life statistics: UN World Population Prospects 2024, World Bank WDI, UNDP (via Our World in Data)