Number of under-five deaths, male in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1.04 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Early-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
Early-demographic dividend recorded 1.04 million for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 3.78 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million, in 2024.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th 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, male in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.78 million | — |
| 1991 | 3.69 million | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 3.60 million | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.50 million | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.44 million | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 3.30 million | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 3.20 million | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.09 million | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.00 million | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.91 million | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.81 million | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.71 million | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.61 million | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.50 million | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.42 million | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.30 million | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 2.21 million | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.12 million | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.05 million | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.95 million | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.88 million | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.79 million | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.72 million | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.64 million | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.43 million | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.19 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.15 million | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.04 million | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 million | 2.91 million | 3.78 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 million | 1.95 million | 2.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million | 1.25 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million | 1.04 million | 1.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 48,039 compare
- 10 Uganda 46,191 compare
- 11 Indonesia 44,754 compare
- 12 Chad 42,807 compare
- 13 Afghanistan 42,806 compare
- 14 Somalia 42,159 compare
- 15 Mozambique 40,174 compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.49 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Early-demographic dividend?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Early-demographic dividend was 1.04 million 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, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.