Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) in Small states
Small states: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) was 25.56 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.56 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
26th
of 47 groups
All-time high
66.93 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
25.56 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 in 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
Small states recorded 25.56 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 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Small states peaked at 66.93 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.56 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Small states ranks 26th of 47 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 (per 1,000 live births) in Small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.93 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 66.19 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 64.54 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 62.62 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 62.58 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.55 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 60.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 61.09 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 63.18 per 1,000 live births | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 51.38 per 1,000 live births | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 50.88 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 50.13 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 49.17 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 47.92 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 46.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 44.23 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 42.44 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 40.98 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 35.33 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 33.92 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 32.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 32.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 31.21 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 30.22 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.64 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 28.85 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 28.71 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 27.24 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 26.82 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 26.19 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 25.56 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.27 per 1,000 live births | 60.8 per 1,000 live births | 66.93 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.32 per 1,000 live births | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | 51.38 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.05 per 1,000 live births | 28.71 per 1,000 live births | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.76 per 1,000 live births | 25.56 per 1,000 live births | 27.97 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 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
- 27 Haiti 52.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Angola 49 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Djibouti 48.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Small states?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Small states was 25.56 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 66.93 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.56 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Small states ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.