Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Southern Asia (UNSDG): Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate was -5.99 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Southern Asia (UNSDG), 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Southern Asia (UNSDG) stood at -5.99 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at -3.69 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -8.24 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 33rd of 49 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -3.93 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1993 | -4.13 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1994 | -4.41 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1995 | -4.63 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1996 | -4.86 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1997 | -5.11 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1998 | -5.35 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1999 | -5.59 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2000 | -5.79 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2001 | -5.83 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2002 | -5.81 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2003 | -6.05 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2004 | -6.04 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2005 | -7.37 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 2006 | -7.47 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2007 | -7.82 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2008 | -7.91 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2009 | -7.42 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2010 | -8.05 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2011 | -7.51 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2012 | -7.56 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -7.63 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2014 | -7.91 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2015 | -8.24 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2016 | -8.23 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2017 | -8.09 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2018 | -7.96 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2019 | -7.49 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2020 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2021 | -7.26 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2022 | -6.88 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2023 | -6.36 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2024 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.63 % change on previous year | -5.59 % change on previous year | -3.69 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -6.75 % change on previous year | -7.91 % change on previous year | -5.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.87 % change on previous year | -8.24 % change on previous year | -7.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.73 % change on previous year | -7.26 % change on previous year | -5.99 % change on previous year | 5 |
More health data for Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,194 (2100)
- Child deaths 158,527 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.42 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 286,273 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.42 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 196,190 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 230,937 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Southern Asia (UNSDG) was -5.99 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was -3.69 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.24 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate?
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 33rd out of 49 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Child deaths UNICEF
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The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.