Mortality rate, under-5, male in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 79.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 79.6 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 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 193.5 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 79.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 192.66 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 193.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 191.56 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 189.25 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 181.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 179.67 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 180.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 176.72 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 175.85 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 166.25 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 160.57 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 156.31 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 148.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 142.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 136.87 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 128.61 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 122.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 117.84 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 113.34 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 111.39 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 105.96 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 105.89 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.59 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 96.33 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 95.57 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 93.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 92.23 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 91.45 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.81 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 86.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 84.66 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 83.85 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 84.96 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 81.28 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 79.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 182.82 per 1,000 live births | 166.25 per 1,000 live births | 193.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.84 per 1,000 live births | 111.39 per 1,000 live births | 160.57 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.53 per 1,000 live births | 86.75 per 1,000 live births | 105.96 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.87 per 1,000 live births | 79.6 per 1,000 live births | 84.96 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 79.6 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 193.5 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.