Number of under-five deaths in IDA only
IDA only: Number of under-five deaths was 2.07 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in IDA only, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in IDA only is 2.07 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in IDA only peaked at 3.82 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.07 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 | 3.71 million | 3.50 million | 3.82 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.97 million | 2.61 million | 3.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million | 2.16 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 million | 2.07 million | 2.28 million | 5 |
More health data for IDA only
- Age dependency ratio, old 7.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 72.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 53.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 758.07 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 384.44 million (2025)
- Population, female 653.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 29.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 23.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in IDA only?
- Number of under-five deaths in IDA only was 2.07 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 million in 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.