Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA only
IDA only: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 51.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
51.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
12th
of 45 groups
All-time high
156.93 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
51.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA 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
IDA only recorded 51.1 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA only peaked at 156.93 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 51.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IDA only 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 156.93 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 156.24 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 153.44 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 150.13 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 145.03 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 139.51 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 139.63 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 135.28 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 134.16 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 125.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 120.08 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 116.29 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 109.58 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 104.56 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 100.37 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 93.22 per 1,000 live births | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 88.46 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 84.33 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 81.65 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 79.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 75.48 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.88 per 1,000 live births | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 66.96 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 66.46 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 63.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 62.44 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 58.79 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 57.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 55.45 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 56.88 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 57.96 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.94 per 1,000 live births | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 143.56 per 1,000 live births | 125.2 per 1,000 live births | 156.93 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.81 per 1,000 live births | 79.62 per 1,000 live births | 120.08 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.11 per 1,000 live births | 57.55 per 1,000 live births | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.86 per 1,000 live births | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | 57.96 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 81.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Liberia 79 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 70.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA only?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA only was 51.1 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 156.93 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA only rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- IDA only ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.