Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, 2020

Child mortality is defined as the share of children who die before reaching their 5th birthday, versus the share of the population living below the International PovertyLine of $2.15 per day.

Share in extreme poverty0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%ChildmortalityWorldWorldChinaChinaIndonesiaIndonesiaNigeriaNigeriaBangladeshBangladeshEthiopiaEthiopiaBeninBeninEswatiniEswatiniMalawiMalawiNigerNigerTanzaniaTanzaniaZambiaZambiaZimbabweZimbabweAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America7B7B2B2BDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (via World Bank), World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2022)

Note: Poverty data is measured in international-$ at 2017 prices to account for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries. Depending on the country and year, it relates to incomemeasured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.