What is number of under-five deaths in Indonesia?

Number of under-five deaths in Indonesia was 79,142 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 Indonesia?

The highest recorded value was 969,901 in 1965.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Indonesia?

The lowest recorded value was 79,142 in 2024.

How does Indonesia rank for number of under-five deaths?

Indonesia ranks 11th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Indonesia?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Indonesia 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.

Number of under-five deaths in Indonesia

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Indonesia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Indonesia: Number of under-five deaths was 79,142 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

79,142

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

11th

of 195 countries

All-time high

969,901

in 1965

All-time low

79,142

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Indonesia, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Indonesia stood at 79,142. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Indonesia peaked at 969,901 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 79,142, in 2024.

Indonesia ranks 11th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	824,133	765,107	969,901	10
1970s	673,502	605,354	750,346	10
1980s	507,721	414,743	591,338	10
1990s	320,984	256,086	393,288	10
2000s	202,952	167,301	241,403	10
2010s	132,202	100,826	161,525	10
2020s	86,973	79,142	95,705	5

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More health data for Indonesia

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Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 2.19 million (2025)
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Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 2.21 million (2025)
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Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2.47 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Indonesia?: Number of under-five deaths in Indonesia was 79,142 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 Indonesia?: The highest recorded value was 969,901 in 1965.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Indonesia?: The lowest recorded value was 79,142 in 2024.
How does Indonesia rank for number of under-five deaths?: Indonesia ranks 11th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Indonesia?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia 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

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.