Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in World
World: Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds was 6.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.1
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
14.69
in 1991
All-time low
6.1
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in World, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 6.1 for mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in World peaked at 14.69 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.67 | — |
| 1991 | 14.69 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.1 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 13.76 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 13.59 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 12.68 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 12.52 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 12.19 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 12.18 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.42 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 11.07 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 10.89 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.55 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 10.32 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.38 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 9.85 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 9.41 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 9.14 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.15 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.84 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.51 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 8.34 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.85 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 7.6 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 7.47 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 7.32 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.15 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.04 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.68 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 6.55 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.37 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 6.45 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 6.58 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.29 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 6.1 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.18 | 11.42 | 14.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.96 | 8.84 | 11.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.45 | 6.55 | 8.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.36 | 6.1 | 6.58 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 2 Niger 29.77 compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 23.13 compare
- 4 Somalia 22.47 compare
- 5 Nigeria 22.12 compare
- 6 South Sudan 21.57 compare
- 7 Central African Republic 21.42 compare
- 8 Chad 20.31 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in World?
- Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in World was 6.1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 14.69 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 2024.
- How does World rank for mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds?
- World ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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