Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in World
World: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 37.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
37.37
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
93.52
in 1990
All-time low
37.37
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in World, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World recorded 37.37 for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in World peaked at 93.52 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.37, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.98 | 79.45 | 93.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.29 | 52.92 | 76.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.08 | 39.57 | 50.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.89 | 37.37 | 39.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.104 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4973 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in World?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in World was 37.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 93.52 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.37 in 2024.
- How does World rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).