Mortality rate, under-5 in Low income
Low income: Mortality rate, under-5 was 68.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in Low income, 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 Low income is 68.8 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 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Low income peaked at 182.9 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 68.8 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 | 172.28 per 1,000 live births | 155.4 per 1,000 live births | 182.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.12 per 1,000 live births | 101.1 per 1,000 live births | 150 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.06 per 1,000 live births | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | 98.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.64 per 1,000 live births | 68.8 per 1,000 live births | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 65 and above 3.3% (2025)
- Population, female 50.2% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 73.3% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 80.2% (2025)
- Population, female 384.95 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 5.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.16 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 14.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 215.69 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Low income?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Low income was 68.8 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 182.9 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.