Number of under-five deaths in Small states
Small states: Number of under-five deaths was 8,297 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in 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 Small states stood at 8,297. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Small states peaked at 26,104 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,297, in 2024.
That places Small states 41st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,877 | 22,043 | 26,104 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,431 | 14,157 | 18,685 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,189 | 9,671 | 13,392 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,806 | 8,297 | 9,348 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 38 Iraq 25,396 compare
- 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
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64, male 6.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.00 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 8.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 867,442 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 13.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 2.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Small states?
- Number of under-five deaths in Small states was 8,297 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 26,104 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,297 in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Small states ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.