Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Middle income
Middle income: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 301,504 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 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 Middle income is 301,504, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Middle income peaked at 851,672 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 301,504, in 2024.
That places Middle income 5th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 845,273 | — |
| 1991 | 851,672 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 806,414 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 787,901 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 770,071 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 752,477 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 730,654 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 704,567 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 680,155 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 649,021 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 619,794 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 595,883 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 574,754 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 557,837 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 559,995 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 530,876 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 504,894 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 488,618 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 494,148 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 456,078 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 447,964 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 421,050 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 405,424 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 393,398 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 380,608 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 371,417 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 361,094 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 352,835 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 344,787 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 336,931 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 328,629 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 321,337 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 313,960 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 316,648 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 301,504 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 757,820 | 649,021 | 851,672 | 10 |
| 2000s | 538,288 | 456,078 | 619,794 | 10 |
| 2010s | 381,551 | 336,931 | 447,964 | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,416 | 301,504 | 328,629 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Middle income?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Middle income was 301,504 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 851,672 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 301,504 in 2024.
- How does Middle income rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Middle income ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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