Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 251,678 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Low & middle income, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Low & middle income stood at 251,678. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Low & middle income peaked at 579,332 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 251,678, in 2024.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 571,082 | — |
| 1991 | 579,332 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 562,463 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 555,405 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 544,782 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 523,601 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 519,092 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 503,125 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 500,048 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 465,968 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 448,133 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 437,443 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 421,207 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 409,589 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 409,599 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 387,060 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 370,317 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 359,761 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 360,905 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 349,197 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 334,755 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 330,064 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 312,153 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 303,907 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 301,633 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 297,973 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 293,347 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 291,534 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 278,340 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 274,450 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 267,168 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 271,177 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 276,975 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 261,225 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 251,678 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 532,490 | 465,968 | 579,332 | 10 |
| 2000s | 395,321 | 349,197 | 448,133 | 10 |
| 2010s | 301,816 | 274,450 | 334,755 | 10 |
| 2020s | 265,645 | 251,678 | 276,975 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Low & middle income?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Low & middle income was 251,678 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 579,332 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,678 in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years