Mortality rate, under-5, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 43.54 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
43.54 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
14th
of 47 groups
All-time high
106.64 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
43.54 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Low & middle 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, male in Low & middle income stood at 43.54 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Low & middle income peaked at 106.64 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 43.54 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Low & middle income ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 106.11 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 106.64 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 105.33 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 103.62 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 101.45 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 99.27 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 98.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 95.59 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 93.77 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 90.32 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 86.96 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 84.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 81 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 77.74 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 75.12 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 71.28 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 68.26 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 65.38 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 62.92 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 60.78 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 58.31 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 56.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 53.76 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 52.14 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 50.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 49.74 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 48.31 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 47.45 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 46.68 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 46.06 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 45.82 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 46.53 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 44.73 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 43.54 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.01 per 1,000 live births | 90.32 per 1,000 live births | 106.64 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.39 per 1,000 live births | 60.78 per 1,000 live births | 86.96 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.02 per 1,000 live births | 46.06 per 1,000 live births | 58.31 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.38 per 1,000 live births | 43.54 per 1,000 live births | 46.53 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 11 Benin 79.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.2737 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Low & middle income?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Low & middle income was 43.54 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 106.64 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.54 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.