Mortality rate, under-5 in Other small states
Other small states: Mortality rate, under-5 was 28.79 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in Other small states, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 28.79 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Other small states peaked at 84.59 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.79 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 | 81.37 per 1,000 live births | 79.12 per 1,000 live births | 84.59 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.96 per 1,000 live births | 47.76 per 1,000 live births | 65.43 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.37 per 1,000 live births | 32.45 per 1,000 live births | 44.96 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.16 per 1,000 live births | 28.79 per 1,000 live births | 31.67 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.17 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 596,343 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 8.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 4.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Other small states?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Other small states was 28.79 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 84.59 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.79 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.