Number of under-five deaths in IDA total
IDA total: Number of under-five deaths was 3.56 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in IDA total, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
IDA total recorded 3.56 million for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in IDA total peaked at 5.75 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.56 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 | 5.67 million | 5.44 million | 5.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.79 million | 4.37 million | 5.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 million | 3.72 million | 4.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million | 3.56 million | 3.80 million | 5 |
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male 35.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 43.28 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 1.16 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 576.97 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 367.68 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 78.77 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in IDA total?
- Number of under-five deaths in IDA total was 3.56 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 million in 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.