Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.8743 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tajikistan, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tajikistan stood at 0.8743. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tajikistan peaked at 4.82 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.8743, in 2024.
Tajikistan ranks 132nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.55 | — |
| 1991 | 3.82 | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 4.82 | +26.2% |
| 1993 | 4.23 | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 4.22 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.02 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 4.71 | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 3.28 | -30.3% |
| 1998 | 2.89 | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 2.55 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 2.28 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 2.07 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.91 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.79 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.69 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.61 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.56 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.51 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.47 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.44 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.41 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.39 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.36 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.33 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.23 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.19 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.15 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.11 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9627 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9161 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8743 | -4.6% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.8743 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.8743 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4426, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tajikistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +26.2% | 3.82 | 4.82 |
| 1997 | -30.3% | 4.71 | 3.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.81 | 2.55 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.44 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 1.11 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9654 | 0.8743 | 1.06 | 5 |
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More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6758 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6416 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tajikistan?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tajikistan was 0.8743 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.82 in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8743 in 2024.
- How does Tajikistan rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Tajikistan ranks 132nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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