Mortality rate, under-5, male in World
World: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 39.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male in World, 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 World stood at 39.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in World peaked at 95.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places World 18th out of 45 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 World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 95.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 93.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 91.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 89.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 88.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 86.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 84.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 81.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 78.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 76.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 73.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 70.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 64.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 59 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 56.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 44.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 43.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 43 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 41.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 40.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 39.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.08 per 1,000 live births | 81.5 per 1,000 live births | 95.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.26 per 1,000 live births | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | 78.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.13 per 1,000 live births | 41.7 per 1,000 live births | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2 per 1,000 live births | 39.7 per 1,000 live births | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 18 Cameroon 69.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 67.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Sudan 66.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Lesotho 66.1 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in World?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in World was 39.7 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does World rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- World ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.