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

Latest (2024)
21,132
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
35th
of 41 groups
All-time high
59,458
in 1990
All-time low
21,132
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of under-five deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200720241990: 59.5k1991: 57.2k1992: 55.9k1993: 52.7k1994: 48.1k1995: 45.6k1996: 43.1k1997: 41.1k1998: 39.5k1999: 38.0k2000: 36.8k2001: 35.7k2002: 34.4k2003: 33.6k2004: 33.1k2005: 32.4k2006: 32.1k2007: 31.9k2008: 31.6k2009: 30.7k2010: 29.7k2011: 28.7k2012: 27.9k2013: 27.1k2014: 26.5k2015: 26.0k2016: 25.4k2017: 24.6k2018: 23.8k2019: 23.1k2020: 22.5k2021: 22.1k2022: 21.9k2023: 21.4k2024: 21.1k

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

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  5. 36 Ghana 13,811 compare
  6. 37 Mexico 11,714 compare
  7. 38 Iraq 11,141 compare

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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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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.