Extreme poverty and child mortality, 2020

The child mortality rate measures the share of children that die before reaching the age of 5. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of$2.15 per day.

Share of population in extreme poverty (less than $2.15 a day)0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Child mortality110WorldWorldChinaChinaIndonesiaIndonesiaNigeriaNigeriaBangladeshBangladeshEthiopiaEthiopiaBeninBeninColombiaColombiaEswatiniEswatiniGermanyGermanyIcelandIcelandMalawiMalawiMaliMaliMyanmarMyanmarNigerNigerPeruPeruSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSomaliaSomaliaTanzaniaTanzaniaTunisiaTunisiaZambiaZambiaZimbabweZimbabweAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth 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. Depending on the country and year, it relates to income measured after taxes and benefits or consumption per capita.