Mortality rate age 5-9 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Mortality rate age 5-9 was 3.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 3.9. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 9.21 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2024.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.72 | — |
| 1991 | 7.59 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 7.44 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 7.32 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 7.19 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 7.08 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.98 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.5 | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 9.21 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 6.69 | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 6.55 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 6.45 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.39 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.26 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.17 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.06 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.95 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.88 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.75 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.72 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.52 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.4 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.28 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.16 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.06 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.9 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 5.56 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 4.7 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 4.59 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.49 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.38 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.23 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 4.12 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.01 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.9 | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-9 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -27.4% | 9.21 | 6.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.57 | 6.69 | 9.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.12 | 5.72 | 6.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.17 | 4.49 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 | 3.9 | 4.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 5 Nigeria 13.47 compare
- 6 South Sudan 13.45 compare
- 7 Madagascar 11.63 compare
- 8 Benin 11.42 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 11.23 compare
- 10 Cameroon 10.92 compare
- 11 Guinea 10.75 compare
More health data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 5,666 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 36.17 (2024)
- Infant deaths 9,143 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 10.8 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 28.8 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 11,484 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 5,818 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 3.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.21 in 1998.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2024.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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