Number of under-five deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Number of under-five deaths, female was 21,132 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend, 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend is 21,132, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 59,458 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21,132, in 2024.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 41 groups on this measure, 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59,458 | — |
| 1991 | 57,196 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 55,945 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 52,742 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 48,109 | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 45,557 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 43,070 | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 41,145 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 39,550 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 37,970 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 36,817 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 35,669 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 34,445 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 33,605 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 33,078 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 32,439 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 32,123 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 31,946 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 31,553 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 30,702 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 29,665 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 28,733 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 27,911 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 27,118 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 26,481 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 25,951 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 25,383 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 24,617 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 23,758 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 23,128 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 22,488 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 22,139 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 21,947 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 21,443 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 21,132 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,074 | 37,970 | 59,458 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,238 | 30,702 | 36,817 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,274 | 23,128 | 29,665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,830 | 21,132 | 22,488 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 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 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend was 21,132 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 59,458 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,132 in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.