Number of under-five deaths in Other small states
Other small states: Number of under-five deaths was 5,665 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Other small states, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Other small states is 5,665, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Other small states peaked at 20,387 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,665, in 2024.
That places Other small states 42nd 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,387 | — |
| 1991 | 20,261 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 19,940 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 19,392 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 18,911 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 18,750 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 18,210 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 17,753 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 17,697 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 18,538 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 14,563 | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 13,922 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 13,699 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 13,491 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13,184 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 12,757 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 12,021 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 11,491 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 11,118 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 10,642 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 9,981 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 9,190 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 8,748 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 8,370 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 8,110 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 7,749 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 7,384 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 7,114 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 6,799 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 6,639 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 6,431 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6,199 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 6,020 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 5,836 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 5,665 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,984 | 17,697 | 20,387 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,689 | 10,642 | 14,563 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,008 | 6,639 | 9,981 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,030 | 5,665 | 6,431 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 39 Viet Nam 24,085 compare
- 40 United States of America 23,685 compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 23,171 compare
- 42 Burundi 21,573 compare
- 43 Central African Republic 20,555 compare
- 44 Algeria 19,422 compare
- 45 Senegal 19,308 compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.5098 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Other small states?
- Number of under-five deaths in Other small states was 5,665 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 20,387 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,665 in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Other small states ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.