Mortality rate, under-5, male in High income
High income: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 5.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male in High 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, male in High income is 5.5 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in High income peaked at 15.4 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2021.
High income ranks 43rd of 47 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, male in High income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 14 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 12.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.69 per 1,000 live births | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | 15.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.75 per 1,000 live births | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.46 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 40 Kenya 42.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 42.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Congo 42.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 43 Comoros 42.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Yemen 41.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Rwanda 41.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Mauritania 40.7 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0268 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0178 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in High income?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in High income was 5.5 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 per 1,000 live births in 2021.
- How does High income rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- High income ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.