Mortality rate, under-5 in Other small states
Other small states: Mortality rate, under-5 was 28.79 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28.79 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
84.59 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
28.79 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 in Other small states, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 28.79 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 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Other small states peaked at 84.59 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.79 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Other small states ranks 23rd 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.59 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 83.78 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 81.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 80.38 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 80.08 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 80.98 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 79.78 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 79.12 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 79.93 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 83.55 per 1,000 live births | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 65.43 per 1,000 live births | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 63.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 62.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 60.28 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 58.34 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 54.84 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 52.17 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 50.03 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 47.76 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 44.96 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 41.79 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 39.87 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 38.69 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 37.71 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 36.36 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 34.86 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 34.07 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 32.45 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 31.67 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 30.59 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 30.22 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 29.52 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 28.79 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.37 per 1,000 live births | 79.12 per 1,000 live births | 84.59 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.96 per 1,000 live births | 47.76 per 1,000 live births | 65.43 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.37 per 1,000 live births | 32.45 per 1,000 live births | 44.96 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.16 per 1,000 live births | 28.79 per 1,000 live births | 31.67 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 20 Sudan 61.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Lesotho 60 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Mozambique 59.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Togo 56.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Pakistan 56 per 1,000 live births compare
- 25 Kiribati 53.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Afghanistan 53 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2319 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 -0.5098 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Other small states?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Other small states was 28.79 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 84.59 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.79 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Other small states ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.