Number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Number of under-five deaths was 2.08 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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 Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 2.08 million. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 3.79 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.08 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 | 3.70 million | 3.51 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.98 million | 2.60 million | 3.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.17 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 million | 2.08 million | 2.29 million | 5 |
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 46.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 345.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 57.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 700.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 236.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries: UN classification was 2.08 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 million in 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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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Number of children dying before reaching age five.