Mortality rate, under-5, male in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Upper 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
Upper middle income recorded 14.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Upper middle income peaked at 59.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Upper middle income 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 54.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 52.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 46.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 44.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 38.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 33.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 28.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 25.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 23.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 22.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 19.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 18.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.45 per 1,000 live births | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | 59.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.54 per 1,000 live births | 23.6 per 1,000 live births | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.12 per 1,000 live births | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | 22.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.82 per 1,000 live births | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 34 Burundi 51 per 1,000 live births compare
- 35 Ethiopia 50.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 36 Eswatini 49.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Gambia 46.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 38 Turkmenistan 44 per 1,000 live births compare
- 39 Namibia 43.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 40 Kenya 42.7 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Upper middle income?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Upper middle income was 14.2 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.