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Child mortality rate, 1970 v. 2019

The child mortality rate is the share of children who die before they are five years old. This visualization shows for each country the level child mortality rate in 1970 on
the x-axis and compares it with the child mortality rate today.

Child mortality in 19700%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%Childmortalityin2019ChinaChinaIndiaIndiaUnited StatesUnited StatesIndonesiaIndonesiaPakistanPakistanBrazilBrazilNigeriaNigeriaEthiopiaEthiopiaPhilippinesPhilippinesKenyaKenyaAfghanistanAfghanistanMalaysiaMalaysiaYemenYemenNepalNepalMaliMaliOmanOmanAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaNo data

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (via World Bank)