Number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Number of under-five deaths was 2.08 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries stood at 2.08 million. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries peaked at 3.79 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.08 million, in 2024.
Least developed countries ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.73 million | — |
| 1991 | 3.79 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.78 million | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.76 million | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.72 million | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.64 million | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 3.71 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.66 million | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.69 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.51 million | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 3.43 million | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.38 million | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.23 million | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.13 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.04 million | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.87 million | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.77 million | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.68 million | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.63 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.60 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.49 million | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.52 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.35 million | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.28 million | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.29 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.26 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.17 million | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.17 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.13 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.21 million | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.29 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.12 million | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 2.08 million | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.70 million | 3.51 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.98 million | 2.60 million | 3.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.17 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 million | 2.08 million | 2.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 466.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 39.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 236.66 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 66.6% (2025)
- Population, female 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 355.72 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 229.78 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries?
- Number of under-five deaths in Least developed countries was 2.08 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 million in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Least developed countries ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.