Number of under-five deaths in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Number of under-five deaths was 1,444 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states stood at 1,444. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Pacific island small states peaked at 2,135 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,444, in 2024.
Pacific island small states ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,135 | — |
| 1991 | 2,074 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2,011 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1,955 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1,908 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,864 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1,831 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,791 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1,757 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,728 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1,702 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1,681 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,684 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,656 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,656 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,658 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,662 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,663 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,653 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,668 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,608 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1,584 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,564 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,551 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,545 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,545 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,544 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,544 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,547 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,563 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,538 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,526 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,506 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,475 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1,444 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,905 | 1,728 | 2,135 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,668 | 1,653 | 1,702 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,560 | 1,544 | 1,608 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,498 | 1,444 | 1,538 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.2481 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1696 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 0.3236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1605 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 0.169 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 33.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Pacific island small states?
- Number of under-five deaths in Pacific island small states was 1,444 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 2,135 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,444 in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Pacific island small states ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.