Mortality rate, under-5 in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Mortality rate, under-5 was 13.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 4.4%
Rank
37th
of 45 groups
All-time high
56.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
13.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 in Upper 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
Upper middle income recorded 13.1 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Upper middle income peaked at 56.3 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Upper middle income ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5 in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 51.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 47.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 41.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 39.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 37.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 35.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 33.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 31.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 30.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 16.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births | 56.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.49 per 1,000 live births | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | 37.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.88 per 1,000 live births | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.72 per 1,000 live births | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 34 Burundi 47.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 35 Eswatini 45.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 36 Ethiopia 44.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Gambia 42.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 38 Namibia 39.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 39.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 40 Congo 39.1 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1956 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0941 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Upper middle income?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Upper middle income was 13.1 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Upper middle income ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.