Number of under-five deaths, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Number of under-five deaths, female was 634 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Pacific island small states, 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
Pacific island small states recorded 634 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 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 948 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 634, in 2024.
That places Pacific island small states 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 948 | — |
| 1991 | 921 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 891 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 867 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 843 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 827 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 810 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 793 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 779 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 764 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 753 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 746 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 746 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 734 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 734 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 735 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 735 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 733 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 729 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 737 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 709 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 698 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 689 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 681 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 679 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 676 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 677 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 678 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 678 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 687 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 674 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 669 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 659 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 646 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 634 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 844.3 | 764 | 948 | 10 |
| 2000s | 738.2 | 729 | 753 | 10 |
| 2010s | 685.2 | 676 | 709 | 10 |
| 2020s | 656.4 | 634 | 674 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 37 Mexico 11,714 compare
- 38 Iraq 11,141 compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 10,669 compare
- 40 United States of America 10,553 compare
- 41 Burundi 9,740 compare
- 42 Central African Republic 9,431 compare
- 43 Viet Nam 9,245 compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Pacific island small states?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Pacific island small states was 634 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 948 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 634 in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.