Mortality rate, under-5, male in IDA total
IDA total: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 67.48 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
67.48 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
9th
of 47 groups
All-time high
167.62 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
67.48 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male in IDA 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 total is 67.48 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in IDA total peaked at 167.62 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 67.48 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
IDA total ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 167.62 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 166.82 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 164.74 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 162.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 158.58 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 154.42 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 153.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 149.94 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 147.94 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 140.82 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 135.99 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 131.95 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 126.03 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 121.23 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 117.13 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 111.16 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 106.64 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 102.68 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 99.74 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 97.31 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 93.53 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 92.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.88 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 85.05 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 83.84 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 81.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 80.14 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 78.95 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 75.89 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 74.49 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 72.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 72.93 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 73.14 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 69.29 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 67.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156.7 per 1,000 live births | 140.82 per 1,000 live births | 167.62 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.99 per 1,000 live births | 97.31 per 1,000 live births | 135.99 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.42 per 1,000 live births | 74.49 per 1,000 live births | 93.53 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.06 per 1,000 live births | 67.48 per 1,000 live births | 73.14 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 12 Burkina Faso 79.1 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in IDA total?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in IDA total was 67.48 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 167.62 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.48 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- IDA total ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.