Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in High income
High income: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 7,927 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in High income, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in High income is 7,927, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in High income peaked at 24,711 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,927, in 2024.
High income ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,711 | — |
| 1991 | 24,255 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 23,772 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 23,176 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 22,572 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 22,069 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 20,834 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 19,616 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 18,255 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 16,875 | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 15,657 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 14,642 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 13,813 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 13,134 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 12,482 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 11,887 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 11,358 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 10,903 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 10,473 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 10,097 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 9,764 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 10,328 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 9,289 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 9,168 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9,060 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8,947 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8,812 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 8,651 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 8,472 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 8,371 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8,268 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 8,226 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8,183 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 8,089 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 7,927 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,614 | 16,875 | 24,711 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,445 | 10,097 | 15,657 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,086 | 8,371 | 10,328 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,139 | 7,927 | 8,268 | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 33 Brazil 3,404 compare
- 34 Kenya 3,222 compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 3,177 compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 2,997 compare
- 37 South Africa 2,575 compare
- 38 Iraq 2,499 compare
- 39 United States of America 2,493 compare
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in High income?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in High income was 7,927 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 24,711 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,927 in 2024.
- How does High income rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- High income ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years