Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA total
IDA total: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 57.76 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
57.76 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
8th
of 45 groups
All-time high
153.25 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
57.76 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA total stood at 57.76 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA total peaked at 153.25 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.76 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
IDA total ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 153.25 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 152.46 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 150.37 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 148 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 144.33 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 140.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 139.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 135.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 133.77 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 126.75 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 122.07 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 118.17 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 112.39 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 107.73 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 103.66 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 97.78 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 93.44 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 89.66 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 86.87 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 84.67 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 81.23 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 80.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.02 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 73.38 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 72.42 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 69.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 68.15 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 65.28 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 64.03 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 62.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 62.78 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.11 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 59.46 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 57.76 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 142.43 per 1,000 live births | 126.75 per 1,000 live births | 153.25 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.64 per 1,000 live births | 84.67 per 1,000 live births | 122.07 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.09 per 1,000 live births | 64.03 per 1,000 live births | 81.23 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.06 per 1,000 live births | 57.76 per 1,000 live births | 63.11 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 5 Chad 91 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Guinea 85.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 84.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 83.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 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 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 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 total?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in IDA total was 57.76 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 153.25 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.76 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- IDA total ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.