Number of under-five deaths in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Number of under-five deaths was 47,526 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 47,526 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 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 138,606 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47,526, 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 | 111,056 | 86,943 | 138,606 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,907 | 69,881 | 84,284 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,502 | 52,289 | 67,380 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,125 | 47,526 | 50,718 | 5 |
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 65 and above, female 135.04 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 85.91 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 19.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 107.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 23.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 167.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 365.19 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 357.13 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Post-demographic dividend?
- Number of under-five deaths in Post-demographic dividend was 47,526 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 138,606 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,526 in 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.