Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 208,252 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Least developed countries, 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 Least developed countries is 208,252, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Least developed countries peaked at 428,716 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 208,252, in 2024.
That places Least developed countries 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 393,701 | — |
| 1991 | 428,716 | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 408,166 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 406,727 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 403,225 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 372,666 | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 382,861 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 373,637 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 384,554 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 342,655 | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 330,289 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 328,700 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 314,586 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 308,639 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 306,019 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 287,463 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 276,214 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 267,748 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 283,373 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 272,416 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 258,530 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 259,979 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 234,942 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 227,364 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 233,474 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 233,958 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 233,196 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 236,310 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 217,414 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 218,742 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 211,708 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 226,957 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 246,385 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 212,498 | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 208,252 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 389,691 | 342,655 | 428,716 | 10 |
| 2000s | 297,545 | 267,748 | 330,289 | 10 |
| 2010s | 235,391 | 217,414 | 259,979 | 10 |
| 2020s | 221,160 | 208,252 | 246,385 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3712 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Least developed countries?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Least developed countries was 208,252 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 428,716 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,252 in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Least developed countries ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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