Mortality rate, under-5 in IDA only
IDA only: Mortality rate, under-5 was 55.86 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in IDA 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in IDA only is 55.86 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in IDA only peaked at 164.38 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 55.86 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 | 151.05 per 1,000 live births | 132.57 per 1,000 live births | 164.38 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.55 per 1,000 live births | 85.81 per 1,000 live births | 127.33 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.67 per 1,000 live births | 62.73 per 1,000 live births | 81.54 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.81 per 1,000 live births | 55.86 per 1,000 live births | 62.93 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for IDA only
- Population, female 653.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 758.07 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 72.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 53.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 373.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 384.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 23.71 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in IDA only?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in IDA only was 55.86 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 164.38 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.86 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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 (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.