Number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA only
IDA only: Number of under-five deaths, per capita was 0.0016 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA only, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA only is 0.0016 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA only peaked at 0.0066 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 units per person, in 2024.
That places IDA only 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA only, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0066 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.003 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 9 Sierra Leone 0.0027 units per person compare
- 10 South Sudan 0.0027 units per person compare
- 11 Liberia 0.0026 units per person compare
- 12 Benin 0.0024 units per person compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.0023 units per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.0021 units per person compare
- 15 Cameroon 0.0021 units per person compare
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0227 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA only?
- Number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA only was 0.0016 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 2024.
- How does IDA only rank for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- IDA only ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per capita rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.