Number of under-five deaths in IDA blend
IDA blend: Number of under-five deaths was 1.49 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in IDA blend, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in IDA blend is 1.49 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in IDA blend peaked at 1.99 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 2024.
That places IDA blend 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.88 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.91 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.94 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.96 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.98 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.99 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.98 million | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.96 million | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.95 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.93 million | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.90 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.85 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.82 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.77 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.77 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.76 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.75 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.74 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.72 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.69 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.62 million | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.58 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.54 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.50 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.49 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.95 million | 1.88 million | 1.99 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 million | 1.76 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million | 1.56 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million | 1.49 million | 1.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 13 Somalia 78,271 compare
- 14 Afghanistan 77,768 compare
- 15 Mozambique 74,215 compare
- 16 Mali 68,264 compare
- 17 Angola 67,003 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 63,784 compare
- 19 Madagascar 61,923 compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population, male 347.99 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 261.33 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 6.4% (2025)
- Population, female 341.79 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 71.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.9% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in IDA blend?
- Number of under-five deaths in IDA blend was 1.49 million 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2024.
- How does IDA blend rank for number of under-five deaths?
- IDA blend ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.