Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Low income
Low income: Number of under-five deaths, per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Low income, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.0019 units per person for number of under-five deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per capita in Low income peaked at 0.0066 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per person, in 2024.
That places Low income 8th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0065 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0066 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.006 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.005 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.003 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.002 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 5 Nigeria 0.0037 units per person compare
- 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
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per capita in Low income?
- Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Low income was 0.0019 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- Low income ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.