Number of under-five deaths, female in World
World: Number of under-five deaths, female was 2.21 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in World, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in World stood at 2.21 million. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in World peaked at 6.11 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.21 million, 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 | 5.51 million | 4.86 million | 6.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.01 million | 3.40 million | 4.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 million | 2.48 million | 3.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million | 2.21 million | 2.40 million | 5 |
More education data for World
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9825 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in World?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in World was 2.21 million in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.11 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 million in 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.