Number of under-five deaths in Low income
Low income: Number of under-five deaths was 1.44 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.44 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.12 million
in 1998
All-time low
1.43 million
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of under-five deaths in Low 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 income stood at 1.44 million.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Low income peaked at 2.12 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million, in 2020.
Low income ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.87 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.96 million | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.98 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.99 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.96 million | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.06 million | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 2.05 million | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.12 million | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.99 million | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.96 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.97 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.82 million | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.63 million | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.64 million | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.45 million | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.45 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 1.44 million | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.44 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.00 million | 1.87 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million | 1.57 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 million | 1.45 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million | 1.43 million | 1.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 14 Afghanistan 77,768 compare
- 15 Mozambique 74,215 compare
- 16 Mali 68,264 compare
- 17 Angola 67,003 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 63,784 compare
- 19 Madagascar 61,923 compare
- 20 Cameroon 61,508 compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.281 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Low income?
- Number of under-five deaths in Low income was 1.44 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million in 2020.
- How does Low income rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Low income ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.