Mortality rate, under-5, male in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 42.97 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 42.97 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 104.8 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 42.97 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IDA & IBRD total 15th 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, male in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 104.22 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 104.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 103.67 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 102.13 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 100.01 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 97.66 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 96.47 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 94.13 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 92.34 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 88.98 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 85.66 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 83.22 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 79.74 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 76.67 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 74.06 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 70.28 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 67.28 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 64.38 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 61.91 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 59.79 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 57.36 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 56.03 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 52.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 51.31 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 49.94 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 48.92 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 47.52 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 46.72 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 45.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 45.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.17 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.66 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 45.91 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 44.12 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 42.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.44 per 1,000 live births | 88.98 per 1,000 live births | 104.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | 59.79 per 1,000 live births | 85.66 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.21 per 1,000 live births | 45.41 per 1,000 live births | 57.36 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.77 per 1,000 live births | 42.97 per 1,000 live births | 45.91 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 12 Burkina Faso 79.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Mali 77.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 73.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 72.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 71.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 71 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Cameroon 69.9 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0198 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in IDA & IBRD total?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in IDA & IBRD total was 42.97 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 104.8 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.97 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.