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

World Bank Upper-Middle Income: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 1.27 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.27
Change on year
down 11.8%
Rank
23rd
of 33 groups
All-time high
4.69
in 1990
All-time low
1.27
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

123451990200720241990: 4.71991: 4.31992: 4.11993: 3.91994: 3.71995: 3.51996: 3.31997: 3.21998: 3.11999: 32000: 2.82001: 2.72002: 2.72003: 2.62004: 32005: 2.42006: 2.32007: 2.22008: 2.12009: 2.12010: 22011: 1.92012: 1.82013: 1.82014: 1.72015: 1.62016: 1.62017: 1.52018: 1.52019: 1.42020: 1.42021: 1.42022: 1.32023: 1.42024: 1.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Upper-Middle Income is 1.27, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Upper-Middle Income peaked at 4.69 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2024.

World Bank Upper-Middle Income ranks 23rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in World Bank Upper-Middle Income, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 4.69
1991 4.28 -8.7%
1992 4.06 -5.3%
1993 3.86 -4.8%
1994 3.66 -5.3%
1995 3.49 -4.6%
1996 3.33 -4.7%
1997 3.18 -4.3%
1998 3.06 -4.0%
1999 2.97 -2.6%
2000 2.83 -4.7%
2001 2.75 -3.1%
2002 2.65 -3.4%
2003 2.63 -1.0%
2004 2.95 +12.5%
2005 2.4 -18.8%
2006 2.31 -3.9%
2007 2.22 -3.7%
2008 2.14 -3.7%
2009 2.06 -3.7%
2010 1.98 -3.9%
2011 1.9 -3.7%
2012 1.82 -4.2%
2013 1.75 -3.9%
2014 1.69 -3.8%
2015 1.63 -3.7%
2016 1.57 -3.4%
2017 1.52 -2.9%
2018 1.48 -3.2%
2019 1.43 -3.1%
2020 1.39 -2.5%
2021 1.36 -2.5%
2022 1.33 -2.1%
2023 1.45 +8.5%
2024 1.27 -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.66 2.97 4.69 10
2000s 2.49 2.06 2.95 10
2010s 1.68 1.43 1.98 10
2020s 1.36 1.27 1.45 5

Countries ranked near World Bank Upper-Middle Income

  1. 20 Equatorial Guinea 7.83 compare
  2. 21 Uganda 6.76 compare
  3. 22 Angola 6.57 compare
  4. 23 Djibouti 6.55 compare
  5. 24 Malawi 6.17 compare
  6. 25 Guinea-Bissau 6.1 compare
  7. 26 Zambia 5.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
Mortality rate age 5-9 in World Bank Upper-Middle Income was 1.27 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
The highest recorded value was 4.69 in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2024.
How does World Bank Upper-Middle Income rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
World Bank Upper-Middle Income ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World Bank Upper-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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