Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 457,856 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Low & middle 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 Low & middle income is 457,856, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Low & middle income peaked at 1.11 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 457,856, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.09 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.11 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.06 million | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 997,444 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 989,777 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 960,051 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 953,616 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 887,762 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 852,687 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 831,636 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 799,634 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 776,609 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 777,488 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 732,178 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 697,017 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 674,940 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 677,249 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 654,178 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 625,396 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 613,871 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 578,505 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 561,806 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 556,825 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 549,043 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 539,190 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 535,026 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 508,650 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 501,207 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 485,987 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 494,042 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 506,810 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 476,764 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 457,856 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 million | 887,762 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 747,362 | 654,178 | 852,687 | 10 |
| 2010s | 556,952 | 501,207 | 625,396 | 10 |
| 2020s | 484,292 | 457,856 | 506,810 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 1 Nigeria 86,235 compare
- 2 India 45,212 compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 33,158 compare
- 4 Pakistan 18,291 compare
- 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 16,110 compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Low & middle income?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Low & middle income was 457,856 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 457,856 in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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