Mortality rate, under-5 in World
World: Mortality rate, under-5 was 37.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in World, 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 World stood at 37.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in World peaked at 93.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.4 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 | 87.96 per 1,000 live births | 79.4 per 1,000 live births | 93.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.29 per 1,000 live births | 52.9 per 1,000 live births | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.09 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births | 50.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | 37.4 per 1,000 live births | 40 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for World
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.72 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 474.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.64 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.03 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in World?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in World was 37.4 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.