Mortality rate, under-5, female in Other small states
Other small states: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 26.02 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Other small states, 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 Other small states stood at 26.02 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Other small states peaked at 79.69 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.02 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Other small states 25th 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.69 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 78.93 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 76.68 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 75.52 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 75.19 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.13 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 75 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 74.34 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 75.24 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 78.99 per 1,000 live births | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 61.04 per 1,000 live births | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 60.55 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 59.33 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 58 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 56.17 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 54.31 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 50.97 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 48.38 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 46.28 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 44.09 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 41.37 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 38.26 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 35.26 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 34.32 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 33.06 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 31.64 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 30.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.86 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 29.44 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.71 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 27.69 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 27.34 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.66 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 26.02 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.57 per 1,000 live births | 74.34 per 1,000 live births | 79.69 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.91 per 1,000 live births | 44.09 per 1,000 live births | 61.04 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.05 per 1,000 live births | 29.44 per 1,000 live births | 41.37 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.28 per 1,000 live births | 26.02 per 1,000 live births | 28.71 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 22 Lesotho 53.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Togo 51.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Pakistan 50.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 25 Afghanistan 48.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Kiribati 48.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Haiti 47.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Angola 44.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0086 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Other small states?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Other small states was 26.02 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 79.69 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.02 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Other small states ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.