Number of under-five deaths, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1.14 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Least developed countries, 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, male in Least developed countries is 1.14 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Least developed countries peaked at 2.01 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million, in 2024.
Least developed countries ranks 10th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.98 million | — |
| 1991 | 2.01 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.01 million | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.00 million | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.98 million | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.94 million | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.98 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.96 million | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.97 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.88 million | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.84 million | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.81 million | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.74 million | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.46 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.43 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.36 million | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.37 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.17 million | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.21 million | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.25 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 1.14 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.97 million | 1.88 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 million | 1.41 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million | 1.19 million | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million | 1.14 million | 1.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 7 Bangladesh 57,695 compare
- 8 Sudan 56,012 compare
- 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
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3712 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Least developed countries?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Least developed countries was 1.14 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 10th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.