Mortality rate, under-5, female in Low income
Low income: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 63.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
63.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
7th
of 47 groups
All-time high
175 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
63.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Low 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in Low income stood at 63.5 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Low income peaked at 175 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 63.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Low income ranks 7th of 47 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 171.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 175 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 173.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 170.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 164.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 158.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 163.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 158.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 161.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 147.9 per 1,000 live births | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 142.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 140.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 131.5 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 124.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 119.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 109.9 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 104.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 99.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 96.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 88.7 per 1,000 live births | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 92.4 per 1,000 live births | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 83 per 1,000 live births | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 79.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 80.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 77.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 77.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 68.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.2 per 1,000 live births | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 65.1 per 1,000 live births | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164.53 per 1,000 live births | 147.9 per 1,000 live births | 175 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.26 per 1,000 live births | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | 142.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.27 per 1,000 live births | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | 92.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.18 per 1,000 live births | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | 71.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 4 South Sudan 91.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Low income?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Low income was 63.5 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 175 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Low income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.