Number of under-five deaths in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Number of under-five deaths was 47,526 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 47,526 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 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 138,606 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47,526, in 2024.
That places Post-demographic dividend 39th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 138,606 | — |
| 1991 | 133,187 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 129,522 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 121,858 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 111,251 | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 105,036 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 99,145 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 94,526 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 90,491 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 86,943 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 84,284 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 81,620 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 78,783 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 76,997 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 75,652 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 74,146 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 73,236 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 72,741 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 71,731 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 69,881 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 67,380 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 65,141 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 63,237 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 61,481 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 59,910 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 58,654 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 57,377 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 55,725 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 53,828 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 52,289 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 50,718 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 49,784 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 49,373 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 48,224 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 47,526 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111,056 | 86,943 | 138,606 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,907 | 69,881 | 84,284 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,502 | 52,289 | 67,380 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,125 | 47,526 | 50,718 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, female 81.57 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 365.19 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 357.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 167.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 85.91 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 14.2% (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5066 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Post-demographic dividend?
- Number of under-five deaths in Post-demographic dividend was 47,526 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 138,606 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,526 in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.