Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Small Island Developing States
Small Island Developing States: Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 7.91 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in Small Island Developing States, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Small Island Developing States recorded 7.91 for child mortality rate age 1-4 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate age 1-4 in Small Island Developing States peaked at 23.26 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.91, in 2024.
That places Small Island Developing States 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.26 | — |
| 1991 | 22.52 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 22 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 21.42 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 20.87 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 20.43 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 19.79 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 19.86 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 18.65 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 18.7 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.7 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 16.08 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 15.67 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 15.17 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 14.86 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 14.52 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 14.17 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.87 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.4 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 12.86 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 21.04 | +63.5% |
| 2011 | 11.95 | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 11.6 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.26 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.95 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.11 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 10.28 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 10 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 9.67 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 9.36 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 9.05 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 8.79 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 8.52 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 8.23 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 7.91 | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Small Island Developing States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +63.5% | 12.86 | 21.04 |
| 2011 | -43.2% | 21.04 | 11.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.75 | 18.65 | 23.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.73 | 12.86 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.72 | 9.36 | 21.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 | 7.91 | 9.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States
- 5 Sierra Leone 37.98 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 35.24 compare
- 7 Guinea 34.38 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 32.83 compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 32.68 compare
- 10 Benin 30.96 compare
- 11 South Sudan 26.99 compare
More health data for Small Island Developing States
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 9,030 (2024)
- Infant deaths 32,047 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 9.62 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 19,940 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 17.45 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 18.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 10,910 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate age 1-4 in Small Island Developing States?
- Child mortality rate age 1-4 in Small Island Developing States was 7.91 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 23.26 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 in 2024.
- How does Small Island Developing States rank for child mortality rate age 1-4?
- Small Island Developing States ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate age 1-4 rising or falling in Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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