Mortality rate, under-5, male in IBRD only
IBRD only: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 20.46 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 20.46 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 4.1% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in IBRD only peaked at 79.18 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.46 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IBRD only 28th out of 45 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, male in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.18 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 78.36 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 76.56 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 74.53 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 72.37 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 70.12 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 67.89 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 65.58 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 63.24 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 61.09 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 58.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 56.17 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 53.55 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 51 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 49.04 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 46.13 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 43.69 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 41.15 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 36.71 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 34.76 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 33.01 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 31.04 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 29.67 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 27.94 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 26.95 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 25.72 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 24.56 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 24.16 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 23.35 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 22.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 22.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 21.87 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 21.33 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 20.46 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.89 per 1,000 live births | 61.09 per 1,000 live births | 79.18 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.47 per 1,000 live births | 36.71 per 1,000 live births | 58.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.12 per 1,000 live births | 23.35 per 1,000 live births | 34.76 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.81 per 1,000 live births | 20.46 per 1,000 live births | 22.97 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 25 Haiti 57.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Kiribati 57.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Afghanistan 57 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Malawi 53.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Uganda 53.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Angola 53.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Djibouti 53.3 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5837 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, male 2.53 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1058 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in IBRD only?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in IBRD only was 20.46 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 79.18 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.46 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- IBRD only ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.