Mortality rate, under-5, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 12 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Upper 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in Upper middle income stood at 12 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Upper middle income peaked at 52.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Upper middle income ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 51.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 49.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 47.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 46 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 44.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 26.2 per 1,000 live births | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 20.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 13 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 12 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.99 per 1,000 live births | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.29 per 1,000 live births | 20.4 per 1,000 live births | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.54 per 1,000 live births | 13 per 1,000 live births | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.54 per 1,000 live births | 12 per 1,000 live births | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0941 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Upper middle income?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Upper middle income was 12 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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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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.