Number of under-five deaths, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of under-five deaths, female was 2.18 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Low & middle income, 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Low & middle income stood at 2.18 million. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Low & middle income peaked at 6.02 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.18 million, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 41 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 under-five deaths, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.02 million | — |
| 1991 | 5.91 million | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.75 million | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 5.63 million | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 5.49 million | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 5.35 million | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 5.26 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.12 million | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.02 million | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.80 million | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 4.66 million | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 4.54 million | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.35 million | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 4.18 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.03 million | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.83 million | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.68 million | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 3.55 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.44 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.36 million | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.23 million | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 3.17 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.02 million | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.91 million | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.84 million | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.76 million | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.69 million | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.62 million | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.51 million | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.45 million | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.37 million | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.35 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.24 million | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.18 million | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.44 million | 4.80 million | 6.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.96 million | 3.36 million | 4.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 million | 2.45 million | 3.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.30 million | 2.18 million | 2.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Low & middle income?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Low & middle income was 2.18 million 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 million in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.