Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in World
World: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in World, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in World stood at 0.0002 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in World peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in World?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in World was 0.0002 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2024.
- How does World rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.