Mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Low Income

World Bank Low Income: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 8.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.34
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
3rd
of 33 groups
All-time high
26.26
in 1992
All-time low
8.34
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Low Income, 1990–2024

101520251990200720241990: 24.71991: 25.61992: 26.31993: 25.91994: 25.81995: 21.61996: 22.71997: 21.81998: 23.41999: 19.32000: 18.32001: 18.42002: 172003: 16.22004: 15.92005: 14.32006: 13.42007: 12.82008: 12.52009: 13.62010: 11.82011: 132012: 11.32013: 10.82014: 11.22015: 11.22016: 112017: 11.22018: 9.82019: 9.72020: 8.92021: 92022: 102023: 8.62024: 8.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Low Income stood at 8.34. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Low Income peaked at 26.26 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.34, in 2024.

World Bank Low Income ranks 3rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Low Income, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in World Bank Low Income, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 24.72
1991 25.59 +3.6%
1992 26.26 +2.6%
1993 25.87 -1.5%
1994 25.84 -0.1%
1995 21.58 -16.5%
1996 22.66 +5.0%
1997 21.83 -3.7%
1998 23.38 +7.1%
1999 19.27 -17.6%
2000 18.34 -4.8%
2001 18.37 +0.1%
2002 17.03 -7.3%
2003 16.22 -4.8%
2004 15.94 -1.7%
2005 14.34 -10.0%
2006 13.43 -6.4%
2007 12.84 -4.4%
2008 12.5 -2.7%
2009 13.62 +9.0%
2010 11.84 -13.1%
2011 12.95 +9.4%
2012 11.27 -13.0%
2013 10.79 -4.2%
2014 11.22 +3.9%
2015 11.16 -0.5%
2016 11.05 -1.1%
2017 11.16 +1.0%
2018 9.78 -12.3%
2019 9.65 -1.3%
2020 8.94 -7.4%
2021 8.95 +0.1%
2022 10.03 +12.1%
2023 8.58 -14.5%
2024 8.34 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.7 19.27 26.26 10
2000s 15.26 12.5 18.37 10
2010s 11.09 9.65 12.95 10
2020s 8.97 8.34 10.03 5

Countries ranked near World Bank Low Income

  1. 1 Palestine, State of 28.14 compare
  2. 2 Niger 17.82 compare
  3. 3 Somalia 14.09 compare
  4. 4 Sierra Leone 13.71 compare
  5. 5 Nigeria 13.47 compare
  6. 6 South Sudan 13.45 compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Low Income?
Mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Low Income was 8.34 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in World Bank Low Income?
The highest recorded value was 26.26 in 1992.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in World Bank Low Income?
The lowest recorded value was 8.34 in 2024.
How does World Bank Low Income rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
World Bank Low Income ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in World Bank Low Income?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World Bank Low Income 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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Indicator
Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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