Mortality rate, under-5, male in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 46.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Lower 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, male in Lower middle income is 46.1 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 2.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Lower middle income peaked at 128.6 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Lower middle income 13th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 128.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 125.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 122.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 120.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 117.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 114.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 111.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 108.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 105.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 102.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 91.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 87.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 84.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 81.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 78.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 75.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 68 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 61.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 59.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 57.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 55.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 51.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 49.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115.66 per 1,000 live births | 102.2 per 1,000 live births | 128.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.67 per 1,000 live births | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.85 per 1,000 live births | 51.6 per 1,000 live births | 68 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.28 per 1,000 live births | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Lower middle income?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Lower middle income was 46.1 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 128.6 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.