Mortality rate, under-5 in World
World: Mortality rate, under-5 was 37.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in World, 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 World stood at 37.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in World peaked at 93.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places World 18th out of 45 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.96 per 1,000 live births | 79.4 per 1,000 live births | 93.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.29 per 1,000 live births | 52.9 per 1,000 live births | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.09 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births | 50.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | 37.4 per 1,000 live births | 40 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 67.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Cameroon 64.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 64.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 64.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Sudan 61.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Lesotho 60 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.104 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4973 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in World?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in World was 37.4 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does World rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- World ranks 18th out of 45 regions with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.