Mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Lower-Middle Income

World Bank Lower-Middle Income: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 4.05 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4.05
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
7th
of 33 groups
All-time high
13.71
in 1991
All-time low
4.05
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

4681012141990200720241990: 13.51991: 13.71992: 12.71993: 12.21994: 11.81995: 11.41996: 111997: 10.61998: 10.21999: 9.72000: 9.32001: 8.92002: 8.52003: 8.22004: 82005: 7.82006: 7.32007: 72008: 7.12009: 6.52010: 6.32011: 5.92012: 5.72013: 5.52014: 5.22015: 5.12016: 4.92017: 4.72018: 4.62019: 4.52020: 4.32021: 4.22022: 4.22023: 4.22024: 4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Lower-Middle Income is 4.05, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Lower-Middle Income peaked at 13.71 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.05, in 2024.

That places World Bank Lower-Middle Income 7th 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 World Bank Lower-Middle Income, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in World Bank Lower-Middle Income, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 13.55
1991 13.71 +1.2%
1992 12.67 -7.6%
1993 12.21 -3.7%
1994 11.81 -3.3%
1995 11.41 -3.4%
1996 11 -3.6%
1997 10.57 -3.9%
1998 10.2 -3.6%
1999 9.67 -5.1%
2000 9.26 -4.3%
2001 8.88 -4.0%
2002 8.54 -3.8%
2003 8.22 -3.8%
2004 7.99 -2.8%
2005 7.8 -2.3%
2006 7.34 -6.0%
2007 7.04 -4.1%
2008 7.13 +1.3%
2009 6.47 -9.2%
2010 6.35 -1.9%
2011 5.91 -6.9%
2012 5.66 -4.2%
2013 5.46 -3.5%
2014 5.23 -4.1%
2015 5.07 -3.2%
2016 4.88 -3.6%
2017 4.72 -3.2%
2018 4.58 -3.0%
2019 4.46 -2.6%
2020 4.34 -2.7%
2021 4.25 -2.3%
2022 4.16 -2.1%
2023 4.15 -0.1%
2024 4.05 -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.68 9.67 13.71 10
2000s 7.87 6.47 9.26 10
2010s 5.23 4.46 6.35 10
2020s 4.19 4.05 4.34 5

Countries ranked near World Bank Lower-Middle Income

  1. 4 Sierra Leone 13.71 compare
  2. 5 Nigeria 13.47 compare
  3. 6 South Sudan 13.45 compare
  4. 7 Madagascar 11.63 compare
  5. 8 Benin 11.42 compare
  6. 9 Central African Republic 11.23 compare
  7. 10 Cameroon 10.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Lower-Middle Income?
Mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Lower-Middle Income was 4.05 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in World Bank Lower-Middle Income?
The highest recorded value was 13.71 in 1991.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in World Bank Lower-Middle Income?
The lowest recorded value was 4.05 in 2024.
How does World Bank Lower-Middle Income rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
World Bank Lower-Middle Income ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in World Bank Lower-Middle Income?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World Bank Lower-Middle 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
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Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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