Number of under-five deaths in IDA total
IDA total: Number of under-five deaths was 3.56 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in IDA total, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
IDA total recorded 3.56 million for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in IDA total peaked at 5.75 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.56 million, in 2024.
That places IDA total 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.65 million | — |
| 1991 | 5.73 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 5.75 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.71 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.63 million | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.70 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5.63 million | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 5.65 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.44 million | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 5.34 million | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.27 million | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.09 million | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 4.96 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.86 million | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.66 million | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.54 million | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.45 million | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.39 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.37 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.25 million | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 4.27 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.08 million | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.00 million | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.98 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.94 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.89 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.87 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.75 million | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.66 million | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.73 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.80 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.62 million | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.56 million | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.67 million | 5.44 million | 5.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.79 million | 4.37 million | 5.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 million | 3.72 million | 4.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million | 3.56 million | 3.80 million | 5 |
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More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4993 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2904 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.191 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in IDA total?
- Number of under-five deaths in IDA total was 3.56 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 million in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for number of under-five deaths?
- IDA total ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.