Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in World
World: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) was 34.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, female in World, 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 World stood at 34.9 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in World peaked at 91.1 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places World 16th 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 (per 1,000 live births) in World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 90.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 89.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 88.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 87.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 85.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 84.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 80.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 77.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 74.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 69.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 66.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 60.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 52.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 42.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 41.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 40.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 37.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 37.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 37.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 35.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.71 per 1,000 live births | 77.3 per 1,000 live births | 91.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.15 per 1,000 live births | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | 74.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.82 per 1,000 live births | 37.2 per 1,000 live births | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 13 Mali 68.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 61.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Cameroon 59.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 57.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 57.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 57.1 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in World?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in World was 34.9 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does World rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- World ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.