Number of under-five deaths in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of under-five deaths was 4.79 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income stood at 4.79 million. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Low & middle income peaked at 12.74 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.79 million, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 45 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.74 million | — |
| 1991 | 12.53 million | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 12.19 million | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 11.92 million | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 11.63 million | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 11.34 million | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 11.17 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.87 million | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 10.66 million | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 10.23 million | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 9.93 million | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 9.66 million | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.28 million | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 8.91 million | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 8.64 million | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.22 million | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 7.91 million | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.64 million | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 7.43 million | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 7.25 million | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 6.98 million | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 6.86 million | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.55 million | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 6.33 million | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.18 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.01 million | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 5.86 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.73 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.49 million | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.36 million | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.19 million | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.16 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.16 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.92 million | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 4.79 million | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.53 million | 10.23 million | 12.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.49 million | 7.25 million | 9.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.13 million | 5.36 million | 6.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.04 million | 4.79 million | 5.19 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2398 % 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 0.1277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3789 % 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 0.1352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Low & middle income?
- Number of under-five deaths in Low & middle income was 4.79 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.74 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 million in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.