Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 249,655 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lower middle income, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lower middle income stood at 249,655. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lower middle income peaked at 653,131 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 249,655, in 2024.
That places Lower middle income 10th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 631,878 | — |
| 1991 | 653,131 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 615,055 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 602,531 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 591,175 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 578,998 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 565,133 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 549,290 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 535,167 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 512,236 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 494,297 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 478,209 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 463,386 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 449,527 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 440,608 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 434,530 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 413,227 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 401,267 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 410,668 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 375,993 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 371,202 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 347,041 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 333,984 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 323,929 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 312,825 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 305,268 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 296,502 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 289,186 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 282,489 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 276,265 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 269,332 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 263,559 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 257,647 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 256,690 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 249,655 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 583,459 | 512,236 | 653,131 | 10 |
| 2000s | 436,171 | 375,993 | 494,297 | 10 |
| 2010s | 313,869 | 276,265 | 371,202 | 10 |
| 2020s | 259,377 | 249,655 | 269,332 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lower middle income?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lower middle income was 249,655 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 653,131 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,655 in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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