Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle income
Middle income: Number of under-five deaths, female was 1.46 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in 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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
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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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.