Mortality rate, under-5 in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Mortality rate, under-5 was 29.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in Early-demographic dividend, 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 in Early-demographic dividend stood at 29.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 110.13 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29.4 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 | 96.48 per 1,000 live births | 82.56 per 1,000 live births | 110.13 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.14 per 1,000 live births | 53.63 per 1,000 live births | 79.46 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.21 per 1,000 live births | 34.91 per 1,000 live births | 51.43 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.11 per 1,000 live births | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | 33.83 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population, female 49.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 1.21 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 66.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 10.3% (2025)
- Population, female 1.77 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.17 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 51.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 40.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 26.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 497.73 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Early-demographic dividend?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Early-demographic dividend was 29.4 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 recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 110.13 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.