Number of under-five deaths in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Number of under-five deaths was 2.72 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 2.72 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 3.77 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.72 million, in 2024.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 10th out of 45 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.40 million | — |
| 1991 | 3.51 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.54 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.58 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.52 million | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.57 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.70 million | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 3.70 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.77 million | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.63 million | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.58 million | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 3.57 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.46 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.40 million | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.34 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.21 million | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 3.13 million | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.08 million | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.02 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.06 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.97 million | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.05 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.90 million | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.86 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.89 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.88 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.87 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.79 million | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.79 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.75 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.75 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.84 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.74 million | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.72 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.59 million | 3.40 million | 3.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.29 million | 3.02 million | 3.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 million | 2.79 million | 3.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 million | 2.72 million | 2.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2784 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.416 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 42.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 628.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 55.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Number of under-five deaths in Pre-demographic dividend was 2.72 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 million in 2024.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.