Number of under-five deaths in Other small states
Other small states: Number of under-five deaths was 5,665 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 5,665, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Other small states peaked at 20,387 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,665, 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 | 18,984 | 17,697 | 20,387 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,689 | 10,642 | 14,563 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,008 | 6,639 | 9,981 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,030 | 5,665 | 6,431 | 5 |
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 783,187 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 8.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 4.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.54 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.02 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Other small states?
- Number of under-five deaths in Other small states was 5,665 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 20,387 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,665 in 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.