Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained in World
World: Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained was 4.36 million in 2030. βΌ Falling
Latest (2030)
4.36 million
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
4.74 million
in 2025
All-time low
4.36 million
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained in World, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World recorded 4.36 million for under-five deaths - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4.59 million | 4.43 million | 4.74 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 4.36 million | 4.36 million | 4.36 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- 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)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths - current trends maintained in World?
- Under-five deaths - current trends maintained in World was 4.36 million in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - current trends maintained recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - current trends maintained recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.36 million in 2030.
- How does World rank for under-five deaths - current trends maintained?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2030.
- Is under-five deaths - current trends maintained rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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-five deaths - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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