What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Least developed countries and World?

1.27 million, with World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and World?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Least developed countries vs World: Number of under-five deaths, female

Least developed countries

934,072

in 2024

World

2.21 million

in 2024

Least developed countries rank

10th

World rank

1st

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Least developed countries
World

How they compare

World currently reports 2.21 million against 934,072 in Least developed countries, a difference of 1.27 million.

That makes World's figure about 2.4 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 10th and World ranks 1st of 41 groups.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Least developed countries	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.73 million	5.51 million	3.78 million	World
2000s	1.37 million	4.01 million	2.64 million	World
2010s	1.05 million	2.86 million	1.81 million	World
2020s	975,696	2.33 million	1.35 million	World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Least developed countries or World?: World, at 2.21 million against 934,072 in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Least developed countries and World?: 1.27 million, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and World?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and World rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Least developed countries ranks 10th and World ranks 1st of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.