Number of under-five deaths in IDA only
IDA only: Number of under-five deaths was 2.07 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in IDA only, 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 only is 2.07 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in IDA only peaked at 3.82 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.07 million, in 2024.
That places IDA only 12th out of 45 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 in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.77 million | — |
| 1991 | 3.82 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.81 million | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.79 million | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.73 million | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.65 million | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.71 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 3.66 million | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.69 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.50 million | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 3.42 million | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.36 million | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.22 million | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.12 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.04 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.87 million | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 2.76 million | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.68 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.63 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.61 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.50 million | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.37 million | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 2.30 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.31 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.27 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.17 million | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.16 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.12 million | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.20 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.28 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.11 million | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 2.07 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.71 million | 3.50 million | 3.82 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.97 million | 2.61 million | 3.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million | 2.16 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 million | 2.07 million | 2.28 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 86,317 compare
- 10 Uganda 82,589 compare
- 11 Indonesia 79,142 compare
- 12 Chad 78,958 compare
- 13 Somalia 78,271 compare
- 14 Afghanistan 77,768 compare
- 15 Mozambique 74,215 compare
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 65 and above, total 53.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 29.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 23.71 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.7% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 7.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 72.6% (2025)
- Population, female 653.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 758.07 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in IDA only?
- Number of under-five deaths in IDA only was 2.07 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 million in 2024.
- How does IDA only rank for number of under-five deaths?
- IDA only ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.