Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 49,803 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Upper 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 Upper middle income stood at 49,803. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Upper middle income peaked at 209,328 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49,803, in 2024.
Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 209,328 | — |
| 1991 | 194,527 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 187,384 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 181,535 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 175,163 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 169,738 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 161,791 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 151,580 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 141,337 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 133,180 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 121,941 | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 114,162 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 107,910 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 104,909 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 116,054 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 93,084 | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 88,479 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 84,239 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 80,453 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 77,153 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 73,922 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 71,249 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 68,749 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 66,836 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 65,197 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 63,600 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 62,089 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 61,066 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 59,773 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 58,338 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 57,030 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 55,567 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 54,151 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 57,852 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 49,803 | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170,556 | 133,180 | 209,328 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,838 | 77,153 | 121,941 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,082 | 58,338 | 73,922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,881 | 49,803 | 57,852 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 19 Chad 6,576 compare
- 20 Afghanistan 6,265 compare
- 21 Yemen 4,859 compare
- 22 Mozambique 4,816 compare
- 23 Philippines 4,743 compare
- 24 Benin 4,658 compare
- 25 Ghana 4,492 compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Upper middle income?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Upper middle income was 49,803 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 209,328 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,803 in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Upper middle income ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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