Mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 18.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only stood at 18.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only peaked at 77.05 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.03 per 1,000 live births | 60.76 per 1,000 live births | 77.05 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.19 per 1,000 live births | 36.1 per 1,000 live births | 58.32 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.96 per 1,000 live births | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | 34.13 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.09 per 1,000 live births | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | 21.36 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 65 and above, female 295.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 234.23 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 529.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.07 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 1.74 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.67 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only was 18.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 77.05 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.