Mortality rate, under-5 in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Mortality rate, under-5 was 40.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
40.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
14th
of 45 groups
All-time high
103.94 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
40.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 in Low & 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
Low & middle income recorded 40.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Low & middle income peaked at 103.94 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 40.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 14th 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 in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 103.38 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 103.94 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 102.68 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 101.05 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 98.94 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 96.82 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 95.59 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 93.22 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 91.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 87.81 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 84.53 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 82.08 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 78.63 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 75.36 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 72.57 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 68.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 65.64 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 62.83 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 60.36 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 58.23 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 55.79 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 54.41 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 51.23 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 49.58 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 48.23 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 47.16 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 45.76 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 44.85 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 44.04 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 43.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 43.54 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 43.76 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 41.96 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 40.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.48 per 1,000 live births | 87.81 per 1,000 live births | 103.94 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.89 per 1,000 live births | 58.23 per 1,000 live births | 84.53 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.45 per 1,000 live births | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 55.79 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.63 per 1,000 live births | 40.8 per 1,000 live births | 43.76 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Benin 74.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Mali 73 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 68 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 67.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Cameroon 64.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 64.7 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2398 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3789 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Low & middle income?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Low & middle income was 40.8 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 103.94 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & 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 (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.