Mortality rate, under-5 in IDA total
IDA total: Mortality rate, under-5 was 62.75 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in IDA total, 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 in IDA total is 62.75 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 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in IDA total peaked at 160.63 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.75 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IDA total 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5 in IDA total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 160.63 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 159.83 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 157.72 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 155.35 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 151.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 147.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 146.83 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 143 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 141.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 133.97 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 129.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 125.23 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 119.38 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 114.65 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 110.57 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 104.62 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 100.22 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 96.35 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 93.46 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 91.14 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 87.55 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 86.62 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 82.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 79.36 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 78.27 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 76.49 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 73.68 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 70.71 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 69.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 67.46 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 68.01 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 68.28 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 64.49 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 62.75 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 149.75 per 1,000 live births | 133.97 per 1,000 live births | 160.63 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.48 per 1,000 live births | 91.14 per 1,000 live births | 129.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9 per 1,000 live births | 69.41 per 1,000 live births | 87.55 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2 per 1,000 live births | 62.75 per 1,000 live births | 68.28 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 5 South Sudan 96.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Guinea 92.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 90.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Liberia 86.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population, male, per capita 0.4993 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female 50.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 72.2% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.4% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 992.02 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in IDA total?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in IDA total was 62.75 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 160.63 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.75 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- IDA total ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.