Mortality rate, under-5 in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Mortality rate, under-5 was 57.96 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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 Least developed countries: UN classification is 57.96 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 174.95 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.96 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 | 160.76 per 1,000 live births | 141.11 per 1,000 live births | 174.95 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.8 per 1,000 live births | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | 135.45 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.56 per 1,000 live births | 64.99 per 1,000 live births | 85.69 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.01 per 1,000 live births | 57.96 per 1,000 live births | 65.21 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 700.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 57.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 345.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 39.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 466.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Least developed countries: UN classification was 57.96 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 174.95 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.96 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.