Number of under-five deaths in OECD members
OECD members: Number of under-five deaths was 93,187 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in OECD members, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 93,187 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 7.1% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in OECD members peaked at 382,315 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 93,187, in 2024.
That places OECD members 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 382,315 | — |
| 1991 | 363,522 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 345,318 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 327,339 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 309,912 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 292,571 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 276,170 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 261,230 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 247,679 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 234,846 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 222,505 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 210,684 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 199,267 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 189,434 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 181,361 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 174,138 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 167,952 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 162,696 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 157,456 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 151,756 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 145,661 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 140,049 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 135,343 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 131,209 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 127,413 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 123,757 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 119,864 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 115,913 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 112,128 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 108,617 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 104,574 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 101,224 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 98,659 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 100,268 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 93,187 | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 304,090 | 234,846 | 382,315 | 10 |
| 2000s | 181,725 | 151,756 | 222,505 | 10 |
| 2010s | 125,995 | 108,617 | 145,661 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,582 | 93,187 | 104,574 | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.506 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 230.64 million (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.3882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 15.9% (2025)
- Population, female 709.58 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 29.5% (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3872 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in OECD members?
- Number of under-five deaths in OECD members was 93,187 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 382,315 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,187 in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for number of under-five deaths?
- OECD members ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.