Number of under-five deaths, female in Small states
Small states: Number of under-five deaths, female was 3,658 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Small states is 3,658, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Small states peaked at 11,889 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,658, in 2024.
Small states ranks 39th of 43 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,889 | — |
| 1991 | 11,727 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 11,472 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 11,129 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 10,823 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 10,695 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 10,380 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 10,106 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 10,038 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 10,401 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 8,460 | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 8,129 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 7,979 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 7,825 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7,646 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 7,421 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 7,058 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 6,790 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 6,589 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 6,361 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 5,995 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 5,588 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 5,352 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 5,154 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 5,017 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4,831 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 4,644 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 4,499 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 4,333 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 4,281 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4,132 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 3,994 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 3,884 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 3,767 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3,658 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,866 | 10,038 | 11,889 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,426 | 6,361 | 8,460 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,969 | 4,281 | 5,995 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,887 | 3,658 | 4,132 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 36 Ghana 13,811 compare
- 37 Mexico 11,714 compare
- 38 Iraq 11,141 compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 10,669 compare
- 40 United States 10,553 compare
- 41 Burundi 9,740 compare
- 42 Central African Republic 9,431 compare
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Small states?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Small states was 3,658 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 11,889 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,658 in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Small states ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.