Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Low income
Low income: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) was 73.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Low 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 Low income is 73.8 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 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Low income peaked at 190.3 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 73.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Low income ranks 7th 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 (per 1,000 live births) in Low income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 186.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 190.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 188.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 185.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 179.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 173.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 178.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 174 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 176.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 162.6 per 1,000 live births | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 157 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 154.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 145.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 138.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 133.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 123.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 117 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 112 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 100.6 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 104.2 per 1,000 live births | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 94.5 per 1,000 live births | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 91 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 91.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 90.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 89 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 88.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 79.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 78.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.9 per 1,000 live births | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 75.6 per 1,000 live births | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 73.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179.62 per 1,000 live births | 162.6 per 1,000 live births | 190.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.59 per 1,000 live births | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | 157 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.57 per 1,000 live births | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | 104.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8 per 1,000 live births | 73.8 per 1,000 live births | 81.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 4 Chad 103.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 South Sudan 102.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Guinea 98.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 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
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Low income?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Low income was 73.8 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 190.3 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Low income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.