Mortality rate, under-5, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mortality rate, under-5, female was 26.57 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD) stood at 26.57 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 132.27 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.57 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 23rd 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 132.27 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 128.37 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 124.56 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 120.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 117.31 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 113.79 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 109.88 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 106.14 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 102.16 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 97.49 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 93.71 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 89.84 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 86.09 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 82.34 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 78.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 74.81 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 71.29 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 68.06 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 64.75 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 58.41 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 55.25 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 52.14 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 49.11 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 46.23 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 43.52 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 40.97 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 38.59 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 36.43 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 34.37 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 32.52 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 30.74 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 29.24 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 27.78 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 26.57 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115.29 per 1,000 live births | 97.49 per 1,000 live births | 132.27 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.08 per 1,000 live births | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | 93.71 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | 34.37 per 1,000 live births | 58.41 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.37 per 1,000 live births | 26.57 per 1,000 live births | 32.52 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 20 Sudan 56.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Mozambique 55 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
More health data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0457 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 26.57 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 132.27 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.57 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.