Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 70.49 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA blend, 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 blend is 70.49 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA blend peaked at 146.37 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70.49 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
IDA blend ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 146.37 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 145.47 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 144.72 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 144.07 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 143.01 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 141.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 139.28 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 136.45 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 133.03 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 129.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 125.72 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 121.62 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 117.52 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 113.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 109.66 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 106.03 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 102.33 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 99.07 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 95.92 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 93.32 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 91 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 88.72 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 86.49 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 84.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 82.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 81.23 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 79.72 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 78.42 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 77.13 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 76.05 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 73.86 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 72.83 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 71.83 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 70.49 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140.34 per 1,000 live births | 129.61 per 1,000 live births | 146.37 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.47 per 1,000 live births | 93.32 per 1,000 live births | 125.72 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.58 per 1,000 live births | 76.05 per 1,000 live births | 91 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.76 per 1,000 live births | 70.49 per 1,000 live births | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5045 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5839 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA blend?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA blend was 70.49 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 146.37 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.49 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA blend rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- IDA blend ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.