Number of under-five deaths, female in Djibouti
Djibouti: Number of under-five deaths, female was 521 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Djibouti, 1983–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 521 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Djibouti peaked at 1,186 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 521, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 107th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 925 | — |
| 1984 | 928 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 927 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 936 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 952 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 977 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1,004 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1,048 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1,121 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 1,186 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 1,164 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,133 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1,122 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,093 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,070 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1,064 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,077 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,086 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,091 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,091 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,084 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,056 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,015 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 972 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 932 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 893 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 859 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 831 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 803 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 775 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 750 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 725 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 700 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 675 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 651 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 633 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 610 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 588 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 570 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 550 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 532 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 521 | -2.1% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 521 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 521 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,342, 39% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 949.86 | 925 | 1,004 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1,108 | 1,048 | 1,186 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,008 | 859 | 1,091 | 10 |
| 2010s | 715.3 | 610 | 831 | 10 |
| 2020s | 552.2 | 521 | 588 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More education data for Djibouti
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,554 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,279 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,395 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,362 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,705 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0605 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Djibouti?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Djibouti was 521 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,186 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 521 in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Djibouti ranks 107th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.