Child mortality rate in Países menos adelantados
Países menos adelantados: Child mortality rate was 17.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Países menos adelantados, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Países menos adelantados is 17.98, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Países menos adelantados peaked at 75.47 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.98, in 2024.
Países menos adelantados ranks 7th of 48 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Child mortality rate in Países menos adelantados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.47 | — |
| 1991 | 75.29 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 73.69 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 71.72 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 68.63 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 64.88 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 64.9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 62.34 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 61.9 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 56.46 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 53.67 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 51.74 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 48.12 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 45.47 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 43.27 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 39.61 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 37.11 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 35.06 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 33.86 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 33.33 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 30.41 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 30.71 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 27.27 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 25.79 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 25.59 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.71 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 23.87 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.62 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.66 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 21.32 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 20.05 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 20.75 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 21.84 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 18.82 | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 17.98 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.53 | 56.46 | 75.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.12 | 33.33 | 53.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5 | 21.32 | 30.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.89 | 17.98 | 21.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Países menos adelantados
- 4 Somalia 38.16 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 37.98 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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
More health data for Países menos adelantados
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 41,287 (2100)
- Child deaths 600,779 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 35.19 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 609,519 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 17.53 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.21 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4176 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 337,972 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 239,084 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 204,760 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Países menos adelantados?
- Child mortality rate in Países menos adelantados was 17.98 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The highest recorded value was 75.47 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.98 in 2024.
- How does Países menos adelantados rank for child mortality rate?
- Países menos adelantados ranks 7th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Países menos adelantados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Países menos adelantados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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