Number of under-five deaths, female in OECD members
OECD members: Number of under-five deaths, female was 41,383 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 41,383. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in OECD members peaked at 169,929 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41,383, in 2024.
OECD members ranks 30th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 169,929 | — |
| 1991 | 161,348 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 153,371 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 145,381 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 137,642 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 130,015 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 122,689 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 116,009 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 110,048 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 104,164 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 98,620 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 93,301 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 88,240 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 83,757 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 80,257 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 77,080 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 74,428 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 72,144 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 69,865 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 67,356 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 64,721 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 62,316 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 60,221 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 58,255 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 56,512 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 55,030 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 53,292 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 51,500 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 49,752 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 48,200 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 46,439 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 44,992 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 43,818 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 44,743 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 41,383 | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135,060 | 104,164 | 169,929 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,505 | 67,356 | 98,620 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,980 | 48,200 | 64,721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,275 | 41,383 | 46,439 | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in OECD members?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in OECD members was 41,383 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 169,929 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,383 in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- OECD members ranks 30th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.