Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in OECD members
OECD members: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 9,756 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 9,756, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in OECD members peaked at 30,307 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,756, in 2024.
OECD members ranks 34th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,307 | — |
| 1991 | 29,009 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 27,811 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 26,746 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 25,815 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 25,156 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 24,066 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 23,216 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 22,336 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 23,174 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 20,547 | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 19,662 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 18,814 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 18,013 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 17,253 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 16,541 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 15,862 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 15,187 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 14,515 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 13,839 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 13,142 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 13,334 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 11,936 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 11,488 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 11,122 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 10,835 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 10,579 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 10,750 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 10,602 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 10,431 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 10,464 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 10,475 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 10,343 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 13,838 | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 9,756 | -29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,764 | 22,336 | 30,307 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,023 | 13,839 | 20,547 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,422 | 10,431 | 13,334 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,975 | 9,756 | 13,838 | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 31 Malawi 3,567 compare
- 32 Zambia 3,406 compare
- 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
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in OECD members?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in OECD members was 9,756 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 30,307 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,756 in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- OECD members ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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