Mortality rate, under-5 in IDA blend
IDA blend: Mortality rate, under-5 was 75.89 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend stood at 75.89 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in IDA blend peaked at 153.61 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 75.89 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 | 147.34 per 1,000 live births | 136.54 per 1,000 live births | 153.61 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.48 per 1,000 live births | 100.27 per 1,000 live births | 132.63 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.83 per 1,000 live births | 81.8 per 1,000 live births | 97.76 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.27 per 1,000 live births | 75.89 per 1,000 live births | 80.45 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 25.67 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 261.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 402.79 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 203.34 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in IDA blend?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in IDA blend was 75.89 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 153.61 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.89 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.