Number of under-five deaths in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Number of under-five deaths was 2.78 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Lower middle income, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 2.78 million for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Lower middle income peaked at 7.47 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.78 million, in 2024.
That places Lower middle income 9th out of 47 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.47 million | — |
| 1991 | 7.35 million | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 7.24 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 7.11 million | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 6.99 million | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.86 million | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 6.71 million | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 6.56 million | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 6.39 million | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 6.22 million | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.05 million | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 5.89 million | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 5.70 million | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.49 million | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.30 million | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.09 million | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 4.90 million | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.73 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.61 million | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.44 million | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.31 million | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.15 million | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.01 million | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.87 million | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.73 million | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.60 million | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.49 million | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.37 million | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.26 million | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.16 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.06 million | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.97 million | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.91 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.85 million | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.78 million | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.89 million | 6.22 million | 7.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 million | 4.44 million | 6.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.70 million | 3.16 million | 4.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 million | 2.78 million | 3.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0422 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Lower middle income?
- Number of under-five deaths in Lower middle income was 2.78 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.47 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 million in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Lower middle income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.