Mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 18.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only stood at 18.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only peaked at 77.05 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IBRD only 28th out of 45 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.05 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 76.58 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 75.08 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 73.38 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 71.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 69.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 67.55 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 65.51 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 63.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 60.76 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 58.32 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 56.19 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 53.71 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 51.13 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 45.74 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 43.16 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 40.68 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 38.28 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 36.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 34.13 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 32.27 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 30.11 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 28.63 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 26.77 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 25.71 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 24.42 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 23.12 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 22.69 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 21.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 20.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 20.14 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 19.53 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.03 per 1,000 live births | 60.76 per 1,000 live births | 77.05 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.19 per 1,000 live births | 36.1 per 1,000 live births | 58.32 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.96 per 1,000 live births | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | 34.13 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.09 per 1,000 live births | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | 21.36 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 25 Afghanistan 48.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Kiribati 48.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Haiti 47.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Angola 44.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Djibouti 44.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Zambia 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Malawi 43.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 43.5 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population, male 2.53 billion (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in IBRD only was 18.7 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 77.05 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- IBRD only ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.