Mortality rate, under-5, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 27.45 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 27.45 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 109.17 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.45 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Early-demographic dividend 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 109.17 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 105.96 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 103.09 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 100.22 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 98.35 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 94.44 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 91.44 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 88.52 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 85.46 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 81.86 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 78.86 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 75.73 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 72.61 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 69.51 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 66.57 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 63.25 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 57.54 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 55.35 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 52.31 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 50.09 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 47.39 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 45.12 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 42.91 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 40.78 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 38.98 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 37.24 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 35.66 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 34.31 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 33.01 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 31.77 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 31.84 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 30.77 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 28.92 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 27.45 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.85 per 1,000 live births | 81.86 per 1,000 live births | 109.17 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2 per 1,000 live births | 52.31 per 1,000 live births | 78.86 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.55 per 1,000 live births | 33.01 per 1,000 live births | 50.09 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.15 per 1,000 live births | 27.45 per 1,000 live births | 31.84 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 19 Madagascar 57.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Sudan 56.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Mozambique 55 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Lesotho 53.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Togo 51.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Pakistan 50.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 25 Afghanistan 48.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0178 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Early-demographic dividend was 27.45 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 109.17 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.45 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.