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Number of children who die before age 5, by world region in Djibouti

Djibouti: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region was 1,203 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,203 deaths
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
104th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,777 deaths
in 1992
All-time low
828 deaths
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region in Djibouti, 1950–2023

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, number of children who die before age 5, by world region in Djibouti stood at 1,203 deaths.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5, by world region in Djibouti peaked at 2,777 deaths in 1992 and was at its lowest, 828 deaths, in 1951.

Djibouti ranks 104th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region in Djibouti, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 847 deaths —
1951 828 deaths -2.2%
1952 830 deaths +0.2%
1953 837 deaths +0.8%
1954 848 deaths +1.3%
1955 864 deaths +1.9%
1956 882 deaths +2.1%
1957 902 deaths +2.3%
1958 923 deaths +2.3%
1959 942 deaths +2.1%
1960 959 deaths +1.8%
1961 981 deaths +2.3%
1962 1,007 deaths +2.7%
1963 1,038 deaths +3.1%
1964 1,072 deaths +3.3%
1965 1,111 deaths +3.6%
1966 1,151 deaths +3.6%
1967 1,186 deaths +3.0%
1968 1,220 deaths +2.9%
1969 1,250 deaths +2.5%
1970 1,298 deaths +3.8%
1971 1,369 deaths +5.5%
1972 1,394 deaths +1.8%
1973 1,444 deaths +3.6%
1974 1,500 deaths +3.9%
1975 1,571 deaths +4.7%
1976 1,661 deaths +5.7%
1977 1,766 deaths +6.3%
1978 1,877 deaths +6.3%
1979 1,977 deaths +5.3%
1980 2,050 deaths +3.7%
1981 2,107 deaths +2.8%
1982 2,096 deaths -0.5%
1983 2,089 deaths -0.3%
1984 2,080 deaths -0.4%
1985 2,094 deaths +0.7%
1986 2,125 deaths +1.5%
1987 2,183 deaths +2.7%
1988 2,255 deaths +3.3%
1989 2,333 deaths +3.5%
1990 2,488 deaths +6.6%
1991 2,691 deaths +8.2%
1992 2,777 deaths +3.2%
1993 2,532 deaths -8.8%
1994 2,633 deaths +4.0%
1995 2,446 deaths -7.1%
1996 2,400 deaths -1.9%
1997 2,388 deaths -0.5%
1998 2,389 deaths +0.0%
1999 2,405 deaths +0.7%
2000 2,425 deaths +0.8%
2001 2,425 deaths +0.0%
2002 2,429 deaths +0.2%
2003 2,414 deaths -0.6%
2004 2,379 deaths -1.4%
2005 2,265 deaths -4.8%
2006 2,176 deaths -3.9%
2007 2,101 deaths -3.4%
2008 2,011 deaths -4.3%
2009 1,936 deaths -3.7%
2010 1,876 deaths -3.1%
2011 1,801 deaths -4.0%
2012 1,741 deaths -3.3%
2013 1,685 deaths -3.2%
2014 1,633 deaths -3.1%
2015 1,573 deaths -3.7%
2016 1,518 deaths -3.5%
2017 1,468 deaths -3.3%
2018 1,420 deaths -3.3%
2019 1,375 deaths -3.2%
2020 1,327 deaths -3.5%
2021 1,281 deaths -3.5%
2022 1,240 deaths -3.2%
2023 1,203 deaths -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 870.3 deaths 828 deaths 942 deaths 10
1960s 1,098 deaths 959 deaths 1,250 deaths 10
1970s 1,586 deaths 1,298 deaths 1,977 deaths 10
1980s 2,141 deaths 2,050 deaths 2,333 deaths 10
1990s 2,515 deaths 2,388 deaths 2,777 deaths 10
2000s 2,256 deaths 1,936 deaths 2,429 deaths 10
2010s 1,609 deaths 1,375 deaths 1,876 deaths 10
2020s 1,263 deaths 1,203 deaths 1,327 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 101 Ukraine 1,530 deaths compare
  2. 102 Eswatini 1,471 deaths compare
  3. 103 East Timor 1,447 deaths compare
  4. 105 Poland 1,196 deaths compare
  5. 106 Australia 1,162 deaths compare
  6. 107 Panama 1,157 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who die before age 5, by world region in Djibouti?
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region in Djibouti was 1,203 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who die before age 5, by world region recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 2,777 deaths in 1992.
What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5, by world region recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 828 deaths in 1951.
How does Djibouti rank for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Djibouti ranks 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children who die before age 5, by world region rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.