Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Low income (World Bank)

Low income (World Bank): Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 236,875 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
236,875
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
318,204
in 1998
All-time low
224,732
in 2007
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Low income (World Bank), 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 256.1k1991: 273.0k1992: 294.1k1993: 303.6k1994: 316.3k1995: 263.2k1996: 287.8k1997: 285.7k1998: 318.2k1999: 265.6k2000: 260.3k2001: 268.5k2002: 256.0k2003: 251.2k2004: 254.3k2005: 235.2k2006: 227.5k2007: 224.7k2008: 225.2k2009: 252.1k2010: 227.2k2011: 255.9k2012: 229.9k2013: 227.0k2014: 242.9k2015: 249.2k2016: 253.7k2017: 263.7k2018: 238.8k2019: 241.2k2020: 230.9k2021: 236.5k2022: 268.1k2023: 238.2k2024: 236.9k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2024, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Low income (World Bank) stood at 236,875.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Low income (World Bank) peaked at 318,204 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 224,732, in 2007.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Low income (World Bank), year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Low income (World Bank), 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 256,124
1991 272,977 +6.6%
1992 294,132 +7.7%
1993 303,639 +3.2%
1994 316,337 +4.2%
1995 263,193 -16.8%
1996 287,834 +9.4%
1997 285,664 -0.8%
1998 318,204 +11.4%
1999 265,566 -16.5%
2000 260,251 -2.0%
2001 268,489 +3.2%
2002 256,033 -4.6%
2003 251,215 -1.9%
2004 254,311 +1.2%
2005 235,180 -7.5%
2006 227,542 -3.2%
2007 224,732 -1.2%
2008 225,215 +0.2%
2009 252,057 +11.9%
2010 227,242 -9.8%
2011 255,873 +12.6%
2012 229,878 -10.2%
2013 227,000 -1.3%
2014 242,853 +7.0%
2015 249,190 +2.6%
2016 253,749 +1.8%
2017 263,674 +3.9%
2018 238,815 -9.4%
2019 241,227 +1.0%
2020 230,868 -4.3%
2021 236,486 +2.4%
2022 268,141 +13.4%
2023 238,193 -11.2%
2024 236,875 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 286,367 256,124 318,204 10
2000s 245,502 224,732 268,489 10
2010s 242,950 227,000 263,674 10
2020s 242,113 230,868 268,141 5

Countries ranked near Low income (World Bank)

  1. 1 Nigeria 138,731 compare
  2. 2 India 99,563 compare
  3. 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 55,196 compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 34,846 compare
  5. 5 China 29,735 compare
  6. 6 Ethiopia 24,390 compare
  7. 7 Niger 23,913 compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Low income (World Bank)?
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Low income (World Bank) was 236,875 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
The highest recorded value was 318,204 in 1998.
What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
The lowest recorded value was 224,732 in 2007.
How does Low income (World Bank) rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
Low income (World Bank) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Low income (World Bank)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low income (World Bank) data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 7,455 data points, 1990–2024
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