Mortality rate, under-5 in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Mortality rate, under-5 was 4.86 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.86 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
44th
of 45 groups
All-time high
10.82 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
4.84 per 1,000 live births
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Post-demographic dividend stood at 4.86 per 1,000 live births.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 10.82 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.84 per 1,000 live births, in 2021.
That places Post-demographic dividend 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5 in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.82 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 10.43 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 10.22 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 9.73 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 9.12 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 8.76 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 8.37 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 8.02 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 7.75 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 7.52 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 7.28 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 7.07 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.75 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.63 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.47 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.33 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.16 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.02 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.89 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.68 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.57 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.41 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.31 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.21 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.06 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.91 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.89 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.86 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.84 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.86 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.86 per 1,000 live births | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.86 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.07 per 1,000 live births | 7.52 per 1,000 live births | 10.82 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.55 per 1,000 live births | 5.89 per 1,000 live births | 7.28 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 per 1,000 live births | 4.89 per 1,000 live births | 5.68 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.86 per 1,000 live births | 4.84 per 1,000 live births | 4.86 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 41 Comoros 39 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Turkmenistan 39 per 1,000 live births compare
- 43 Kenya 38.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Yemen 38.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Palestine 37.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Rwanda 37.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Tanzania 37 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0759 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 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 -0.9616 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 167.49 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Post-demographic dividend?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Post-demographic dividend was 4.86 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.82 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.84 per 1,000 live births in 2021.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.