Number of under-five deaths, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Number of under-five deaths, male was 1.06 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 1.06 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 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 1.63 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 2024.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 11th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.53 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.58 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.59 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.60 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.61 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.58 million | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.63 million | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.63 million | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.63 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.59 million | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.56 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.50 million | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.47 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.44 million | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.27 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 1.06 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.60 million | 1.53 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million | 1.27 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million | 1.11 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million | 1.06 million | 1.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 359.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 1.06 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 11th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.