Mortality rate, under-5, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 37.91 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 37.91 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Low & middle income peaked at 101.09 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.91 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 14th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 101.09 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 99.88 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 98.33 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 96.28 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 94.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 93.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 90.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 88.91 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 85.15 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 81.98 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 79.56 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 76.13 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 72.86 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 69.86 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 66.02 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 62.93 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 60.12 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 57.65 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 55.53 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 53.13 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 51.74 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 48.56 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 46.88 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 44.46 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 43.06 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 42.12 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 41.27 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.59 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 40.24 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 40.61 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 40.83 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.05 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 37.91 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.81 per 1,000 live births | 85.15 per 1,000 live births | 101.09 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.26 per 1,000 live births | 55.53 per 1,000 live births | 81.98 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.73 per 1,000 live births | 40.59 per 1,000 live births | 53.13 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.73 per 1,000 live births | 37.91 per 1,000 live births | 40.83 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 16 Cameroon 59.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 57.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Low & middle income?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Low & middle income was 37.91 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 101.09 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.91 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.