Number of under-five deaths in High income
High income: Number of under-five deaths was 64,707 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in High income, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
High income recorded 64,707 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in High income peaked at 225,714 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64,707, in 2024.
That places High income 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 225,714 | — |
| 1991 | 213,257 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 199,781 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 186,039 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 174,352 | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 164,624 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 155,455 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 147,555 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 141,046 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 135,029 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 129,967 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 125,420 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 120,921 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 117,648 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 114,561 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 110,920 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 107,967 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 106,410 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 104,973 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 102,599 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 99,645 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 96,841 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 94,541 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 92,048 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 89,380 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 86,935 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 84,067 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 80,461 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 76,663 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 73,330 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 70,088 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 68,055 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 66,906 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 65,679 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 64,707 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174,285 | 135,029 | 225,714 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,139 | 102,599 | 129,967 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,391 | 73,330 | 99,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,087 | 64,707 | 70,088 | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More health data for High income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in High income?
- Number of under-five deaths in High income was 64,707 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 225,714 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,707 in 2024.
- How does High income rank for number of under-five deaths?
- High income ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.