Mortality rate, under-5 in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Mortality rate, under-5 was 43.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
43.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
13th
of 45 groups
All-time high
127.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
43.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 in Lower 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
Lower middle income recorded 43.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 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 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Lower middle income peaked at 127.9 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 43.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Lower middle income ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 127.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 125 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 122.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 119.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 116.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 114.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 111.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 105 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 101.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 97.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 94.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 90.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 86.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 83.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 80.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 77.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 74.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 71.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 68.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 66.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 61.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 59.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 52 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 50.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 49.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 48.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 47 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 46 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 44.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 43.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115.18 per 1,000 live births | 101.5 per 1,000 live births | 127.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.48 per 1,000 live births | 68.7 per 1,000 live births | 97.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.83 per 1,000 live births | 49.3 per 1,000 live births | 66.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.96 per 1,000 live births | 43.8 per 1,000 live births | 48.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 10 Liberia 86.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.0357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1434 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Lower middle income?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Lower middle income was 43.8 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 127.9 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.