Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Number of under-five deaths, per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Lower middle income, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 0.001 units per person for number of under-five deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0047 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 2024.
Lower middle income ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0047 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.004 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.002 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 16 Sudan 0.002 units per person compare
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per capita in Lower middle income?
- Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Lower middle income was 0.001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.