Number of under-five deaths, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Number of under-five deaths, female was 1.28 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Lower 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
Lower middle income recorded 1.28 million for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Lower middle income peaked at 3.60 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2024.
That places Lower middle income 8th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.60 million | — |
| 1991 | 3.55 million | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.49 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.43 million | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 3.37 million | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 3.31 million | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.24 million | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 3.16 million | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.08 million | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.98 million | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.90 million | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.82 million | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.73 million | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.63 million | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.52 million | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.42 million | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.32 million | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.24 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.17 million | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 2.03 million | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.95 million | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.74 million | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.62 million | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.37 million | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.31 million | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.28 million | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.32 million | 2.98 million | 3.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 million | 2.09 million | 2.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million | 1.46 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.28 million | 1.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 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 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Lower middle income?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Lower middle income was 1.28 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.60 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.