Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in World

World: Child Mortality rate age 1-4 was 9.96 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.96
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
31.54
in 1990
All-time low
9.96
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in World, 1990–2024

10152025301990200720241990: 31.51991: 30.91992: 311993: 30.51994: 29.81995: 291996: 28.71997: 27.81998: 27.31999: 25.72000: 24.72001: 23.72002: 22.52003: 21.42004: 20.52005: 192006: 182007: 172008: 16.12009: 15.52010: 14.42011: 14.22012: 13.12013: 12.42014: 12.22015: 11.82016: 11.52017: 11.22018: 10.72019: 10.72020: 10.42021: 10.72022: 112023: 10.32024: 10

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate age 1-4 in World is 9.96, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate age 1-4 in World peaked at 31.54 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.96, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in World, year by year

Annual values for Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in World, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 31.54
1991 30.89 -2.1%
1992 30.98 +0.3%
1993 30.54 -1.4%
1994 29.82 -2.4%
1995 29.01 -2.7%
1996 28.69 -1.1%
1997 27.8 -3.1%
1998 27.3 -1.8%
1999 25.74 -5.7%
2000 24.74 -3.9%
2001 23.69 -4.2%
2002 22.54 -4.9%
2003 21.36 -5.2%
2004 20.53 -3.9%
2005 19.02 -7.3%
2006 17.97 -5.5%
2007 16.97 -5.6%
2008 16.14 -4.9%
2009 15.51 -3.9%
2010 14.45 -6.9%
2011 14.15 -2.1%
2012 13.12 -7.3%
2013 12.41 -5.5%
2014 12.19 -1.7%
2015 11.77 -3.5%
2016 11.46 -2.6%
2017 11.2 -2.3%
2018 10.67 -4.7%
2019 10.68 +0.0%
2020 10.35 -3.1%
2021 10.66 +3.0%
2022 10.99 +3.1%
2023 10.26 -6.6%
2024 9.96 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.23 25.74 31.54 10
2000s 19.85 15.51 24.74 10
2010s 12.21 10.67 14.45 10
2020s 10.45 9.96 10.99 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Nigeria 49.32 compare
  2. 2 Niger 48.27 compare
  3. 3 Chad 43.44 compare
  4. 4 Somalia 38.16 compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More health data for World

All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate age 1-4 in World?
Child mortality rate age 1-4 in World was 9.96 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 31.54 in 1990.
What is the lowest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 9.96 in 2024.
How does World rank for child mortality rate age 1-4?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate age 1-4 rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in World. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/child-mortality-rate-age-1-4-un-igme-estimate-2024/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/child-mortality-rate-age-1-4-un-igme-estimate-2024/world/">Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in World</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 14,451 data points, 1930–2024
Last refreshed