Number of under-five deaths in Low income (World Bank)

Low income (World Bank): Number of under-five deaths was 1.44 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.44 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
2.21 million
in 1988
All-time low
1.43 million
in 2020
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Low income (World Bank), 1980–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1980200220241980: 1.8M1981: 1.8M1982: 1.9M1983: 1.9M1984: 1.9M1985: 1.9M1986: 1.8M1987: 1.9M1988: 2.2M1989: 1.9M1990: 1.9M1991: 2.0M1992: 2.0M1993: 2.0M1994: 2.0M1995: 2.0M1996: 2.1M1997: 2.0M1998: 2.1M1999: 2.0M2000: 2.0M2001: 2.0M2002: 1.9M2003: 1.8M2004: 1.8M2005: 1.7M2006: 1.6M2007: 1.6M2008: 1.6M2009: 1.6M2010: 1.5M2011: 1.6M2012: 1.5M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.5M2015: 1.5M2016: 1.5M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.5M2019: 1.5M2020: 1.4M2021: 1.4M2022: 1.5M2023: 1.4M2024: 1.4M

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Low income (World Bank) stood at 1.44 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Low income (World Bank) peaked at 2.21 million in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Number of under-five deaths in Low income (World Bank), year by year

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths in Low income (World Bank), 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 1.80 million
1981 1.84 million +2.3%
1982 1.87 million +1.5%
1983 1.87 million +0.4%
1984 1.88 million +0.4%
1985 1.90 million +0.8%
1986 1.84 million -2.7%
1987 1.89 million +2.3%
1988 2.21 million +16.9%
1989 1.86 million -15.7%
1990 1.87 million +0.8%
1991 1.96 million +4.5%
1992 1.98 million +1.0%
1993 1.99 million +0.8%
1994 1.97 million -1.0%
1995 1.96 million -0.9%
1996 2.06 million +5.3%
1997 2.05 million -0.6%
1998 2.12 million +3.7%
1999 1.99 million -6.5%
2000 1.96 million -1.3%
2001 1.97 million +0.3%
2002 1.88 million -4.4%
2003 1.82 million -3.4%
2004 1.79 million -1.3%
2005 1.68 million -6.1%
2006 1.64 million -2.9%
2007 1.60 million -2.0%
2008 1.57 million -1.9%
2009 1.63 million +3.5%
2010 1.54 million -5.2%
2011 1.64 million +6.0%
2012 1.51 million -8.0%
2013 1.47 million -2.2%
2014 1.51 million +2.5%
2015 1.51 million +0.1%
2016 1.51 million +0.0%
2017 1.54 million +1.8%
2018 1.45 million -5.5%
2019 1.46 million +0.5%
2020 1.43 million -2.0%
2021 1.45 million +1.1%
2022 1.54 million +6.5%
2023 1.44 million -6.3%
2024 1.44 million -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.89 million 1.80 million 2.21 million 10
1990s 2.00 million 1.87 million 2.12 million 10
2000s 1.75 million 1.57 million 1.97 million 10
2010s 1.51 million 1.45 million 1.64 million 10
2020s 1.46 million 1.43 million 1.54 million 5

Countries ranked near Low income (World Bank)

  1. 1 Nigeria 855,676 compare
  2. 2 India 615,030 compare
  3. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 385,039 compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 381,586 compare
  5. 5 Ethiopia 181,228 compare
  6. 6 Niger 118,445 compare
  7. 7 Bangladesh 105,414 compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Low income (World Bank)?
Number of under-five deaths in Low income (World Bank) was 1.44 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
The highest recorded value was 2.21 million in 1988.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million in 2020.
How does Low income (World Bank) rank for number of under-five deaths?
Low income (World Bank) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Low income (World Bank)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 12,621 data points, 1955–2024
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