Mortality rate, under-5, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 20.92 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.92 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
27th
of 47 groups
All-time high
33.32 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
20.92 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Pacific island 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
Pacific island small states recorded 20.92 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 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 33.32 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.92 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Pacific island small states ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.32 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 32.23 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 31.22 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 30.28 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 29.47 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 28.76 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 28.09 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 27.54 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 27.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 26.54 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 26.08 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 25.71 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 25.65 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 25.13 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 24.99 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.78 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.57 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 24.25 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.39 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.35 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 22.88 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 22.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 22.03 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.76 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 21.64 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.66 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 21.77 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 21.91 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 22.31 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 22.05 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.99 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.74 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 21.37 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 20.92 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.45 per 1,000 live births | 26.54 per 1,000 live births | 33.32 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.04 per 1,000 live births | 24.25 per 1,000 live births | 26.08 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.17 per 1,000 live births | 21.64 per 1,000 live births | 23.35 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.61 per 1,000 live births | 20.92 per 1,000 live births | 22.05 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 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
- 29 Djibouti 44.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Zambia 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Pacific island small states?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Pacific island small states was 20.92 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 33.32 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.92 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.