Under-five mortality rate in World
World: Under-five mortality rate was 37.37 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
37.37
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
1st
of 3 groups
All-time high
118.98
in 1980
All-time low
37.37
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980β2024
Under-five mortality rate in World, 1980β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-five mortality rate in World is 37.37, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five mortality rate in World peaked at 118.98 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 37.37, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 107.16 | 95.42 | 118.98 | 10 |
| 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, 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 mortality rate in World?
- Under-five mortality rate in World was 37.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 118.98 in 1980.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.37 in 2024.
- How does World rank for under-five mortality rate?
- World ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate 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-five mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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