Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle income

Middle income: Number of under-five deaths, female was 1.46 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.46 million
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
4th
of 41 groups
All-time high
4.94 million
in 1990
All-time low
1.46 million
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle income, 1990–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1990200720241990: 4.9M1991: 4.8M1992: 4.6M1993: 4.5M1994: 4.4M1995: 4.2M1996: 4.1M1997: 4.0M1998: 3.8M1999: 3.7M2000: 3.6M2001: 3.4M2002: 3.3M2003: 3.2M2004: 3.1M2005: 2.9M2006: 2.8M2007: 2.7M2008: 2.6M2009: 2.5M2010: 2.4M2011: 2.3M2012: 2.2M2013: 2.1M2014: 2.1M2015: 2.0M2016: 1.9M2017: 1.8M2018: 1.8M2019: 1.7M2020: 1.6M2021: 1.6M2022: 1.5M2023: 1.5M2024: 1.5M

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

Middle income recorded 1.46 million for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Middle income peaked at 4.94 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million, in 2024.

Middle income ranks 4th of 41 groups on this measure, 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle income, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 4.94 million
1991 4.79 million -3.0%
1992 4.63 million -3.5%
1993 4.49 million -2.9%
1994 4.36 million -2.9%
1995 4.24 million -2.9%
1996 4.10 million -3.1%
1997 3.97 million -3.2%
1998 3.84 million -3.3%
1999 3.69 million -3.8%
2000 3.57 million -3.3%
2001 3.45 million -3.5%
2002 3.31 million -3.9%
2003 3.18 million -4.1%
2004 3.05 million -4.0%
2005 2.91 million -4.6%
2006 2.79 million -4.2%
2007 2.68 million -3.8%
2008 2.60 million -3.2%
2009 2.49 million -4.0%
2010 2.41 million -3.2%
2011 2.31 million -4.1%
2012 2.23 million -3.6%
2013 2.15 million -3.8%
2014 2.06 million -4.0%
2015 1.98 million -3.8%
2016 1.91 million -3.5%
2017 1.84 million -3.8%
2018 1.77 million -3.8%
2019 1.71 million -3.7%
2020 1.64 million -3.8%
2021 1.58 million -3.5%
2022 1.54 million -2.9%
2023 1.50 million -2.3%
2024 1.46 million -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.31 million 3.69 million 4.94 million 10
2000s 3.00 million 2.49 million 3.57 million 10
2010s 2.04 million 1.71 million 2.41 million 10
2020s 1.54 million 1.46 million 1.64 million 5

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 1 Nigeria 397,831 compare
  2. 2 India 297,646 compare
  3. 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 173,661 compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 168,765 compare
  5. 5 Ethiopia 76,318 compare
  6. 6 Niger 55,771 compare
  7. 7 Bangladesh 47,719 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths, female in Middle income?
Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle income was 1.46 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 Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 4.94 million in 1990.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million in 2024.
How does Middle income rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
Middle income ranks 4th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.