Mortality rate, under-5 in Low income
Low income: Mortality rate, under-5 was 68.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
68.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
182.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
68.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 in Low 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Low income is 68.8 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 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Low income peaked at 182.9 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 68.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Low income ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5 in Low income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 179.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 182.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 181 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 178.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 172.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 166.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 171 per 1,000 live births | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 166.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 169.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 155.4 per 1,000 live births | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 150 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 147.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 138.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 131.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 126.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 116.7 per 1,000 live births | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 110.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 105.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 101.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 102.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 98.5 per 1,000 live births | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 88.9 per 1,000 live births | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 85.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 86.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 83.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 83.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 73.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 73.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 68.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 172.28 per 1,000 live births | 155.4 per 1,000 live births | 182.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.12 per 1,000 live births | 101.1 per 1,000 live births | 150 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.06 per 1,000 live births | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | 98.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.64 per 1,000 live births | 68.8 per 1,000 live births | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 4 Chad 97.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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 Democratic Republic of Congo 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Liberia 86.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.281 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Low income?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Low income was 68.8 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 182.9 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Low income ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.