Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 37.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA & IBRD total is 37.4 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 99.26 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IDA & IBRD total 15th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.61 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 99.26 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 98.22 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 96.85 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 94.85 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 92.67 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 91.49 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 89.26 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 87.51 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 83.84 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 80.72 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 78.32 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 74.91 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 71.82 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 68.84 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 65.06 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 62 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 59.17 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 56.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 54.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 52.25 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 50.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.77 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 46.11 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 44.74 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 43.72 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 42.35 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 41.47 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 40.65 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.01 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 39.66 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 40.05 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 40.29 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 38.51 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 37.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.26 per 1,000 live births | 83.84 per 1,000 live births | 99.26 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.21 per 1,000 live births | 54.6 per 1,000 live births | 80.72 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 45 per 1,000 live births | 40.01 per 1,000 live births | 52.25 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.18 per 1,000 live births | 37.4 per 1,000 live births | 40.29 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 12 Benin 69.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Mali 68.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 61.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Cameroon 59.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 57.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 57.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA & IBRD total was 37.4 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 99.26 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.