Mortality rate, under-5, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Mortality rate, under-5, male was 67.53 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 67.53 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 190.15 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 67.53 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 189.36 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 190.15 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 187.22 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 184.29 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 180.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 173.18 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 174.66 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 170.27 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 167.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 159.92 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 154.26 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 150.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 142.32 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 136.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 130.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 122.14 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 116.14 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 111.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 106.58 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 105.06 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 99.84 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 99.64 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.22 per 1,000 live births | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 88.43 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 86.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 83.18 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 80.89 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 79.85 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 77.26 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 76.23 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 73.65 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 75.21 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 76.33 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 69.99 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 67.53 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 177.67 per 1,000 live births | 159.92 per 1,000 live births | 190.15 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.52 per 1,000 live births | 105.06 per 1,000 live births | 154.26 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.37 per 1,000 live births | 76.23 per 1,000 live births | 99.84 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.54 per 1,000 live births | 67.53 per 1,000 live births | 76.33 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 5 South Sudan 102.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Guinea 98.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 97.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 96.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Central African Republic 95.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Liberia 93.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Benin 79.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.011 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 67.53 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, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 190.15 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.53 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.