Mortality rate, under-5 in High income
High income: Mortality rate, under-5 was 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
43rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
13.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
5.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 in High 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in High income stood at 5.1 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in High income peaked at 13.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2021.
That places High income 43rd out of 45 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 in High income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 13.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.47 per 1,000 live births | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.96 per 1,000 live births | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.12 per 1,000 live births | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 40 Congo 39.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Comoros 39 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Turkmenistan 39 per 1,000 live births compare
- 43 Kenya 38.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Yemen 38.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Palestine, State of 37.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Rwanda 37.7 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.922 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in High income?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in High income was 5.1 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 recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2021.
- How does High income rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- High income ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.