Number of under-five deaths in IBRD only
IBRD only: Number of under-five deaths was 1.24 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in IBRD only, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in IBRD only stood at 1.24 million. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in IBRD only peaked at 7.15 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.24 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 | 5.88 million | 4.78 million | 7.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.71 million | 2.90 million | 4.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 million | 1.65 million | 2.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million | 1.24 million | 1.54 million | 5 |
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 234.23 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 529.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.07 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 295.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.67 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 1.74 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in IBRD only?
- Number of under-five deaths in IBRD only was 1.24 million in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 7.15 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million in 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.