Number of under-five deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Number of under-five deaths, female was 865,176 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1990–2024
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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend is 865,176, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 3.51 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 865,176, in 2024.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 41 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 under-five deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.51 million | — |
| 1991 | 3.42 million | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 3.33 million | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.24 million | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.19 million | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 3.06 million | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 2.96 million | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.87 million | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 2.77 million | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.66 million | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 2.57 million | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.48 million | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.39 million | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.29 million | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.19 million | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.08 million | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.99 million | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.90 million | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.67 million | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.29 million | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 967,099 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 911,462 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 865,176 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.10 million | 2.66 million | 3.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million | 1.74 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million | 1.06 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 951,223 | 865,176 | 1.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 38,278 compare
- 10 Uganda 36,398 compare
- 11 Chad 36,151 compare
- 12 Somalia 36,112 compare
- 13 Afghanistan 34,962 compare
- 14 Indonesia 34,388 compare
- 15 Mozambique 34,041 compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 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 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.49 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend was 865,176 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 865,176 in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.