Number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Number of under-five deaths, per capita was 0.0018 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA total, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA total stood at 0.0018 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA total peaked at 0.0065 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per person, in 2024.
That places IDA total 9th 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 total, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0065 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.002 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.002 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.002 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0035 units per person compare
- 7 Guinea 0.003 units per person compare
- 8 Mali 0.0028 units per person compare
- 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
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5843 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0218 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, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 35.49 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA total?
- Number of under-five deaths, per capita in IDA total was 0.0018 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- IDA total ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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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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.