Number of under-five deaths, male in Low income

Low income: Number of under-five deaths, male was 784,210 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
784,210
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
14th
of 41 groups
All-time high
1.13 million
in 1998
All-time low
781,002
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of under-five deaths, male in Low income, 1990–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1990200720241990: 993.6k1991: 1.0M1992: 1.0M1993: 1.1M1994: 1.0M1995: 1.0M1996: 1.1M1997: 1.1M1998: 1.1M1999: 1.1M2000: 1.0M2001: 1.0M2002: 1.0M2003: 971.6k2004: 960.0k2005: 904.5k2006: 879.5k2007: 863.3k2008: 847.7k2009: 876.0k2010: 833.7k2011: 881.5k2012: 814.6k2013: 797.7k2014: 816.9k2015: 817.9k2016: 818.3k2017: 832.6k2018: 790.1k2019: 794.7k2020: 781.0k2021: 789.4k2022: 837.6k2023: 788.7k2024: 784.2k

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

In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Low income stood at 784,210.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Low income peaked at 1.13 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 781,002, in 2020.

Low income ranks 14th 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 Low income, year by year

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths, male in Low income, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 993,562
1991 1.04 million +4.5%
1992 1.05 million +1.0%
1993 1.06 million +0.9%
1994 1.05 million -0.9%
1995 1.04 million -0.7%
1996 1.09 million +5.2%
1997 1.09 million -0.5%
1998 1.13 million +3.6%
1999 1.06 million -6.2%
2000 1.05 million -1.2%
2001 1.05 million +0.3%
2002 1.00 million -4.2%
2003 971,618 -3.2%
2004 960,031 -1.2%
2005 904,519 -5.8%
2006 879,506 -2.8%
2007 863,289 -1.8%
2008 847,736 -1.8%
2009 876,005 +3.3%
2010 833,654 -4.8%
2011 881,462 +5.7%
2012 814,568 -7.6%
2013 797,724 -2.1%
2014 816,915 +2.4%
2015 817,932 +0.1%
2016 818,335 +0.0%
2017 832,621 +1.7%
2018 790,060 -5.1%
2019 794,682 +0.6%
2020 781,002 -1.7%
2021 789,389 +1.1%
2022 837,608 +6.1%
2023 788,702 -5.8%
2024 784,210 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 million 993,562 1.13 million 10
2000s 940,032 847,736 1.05 million 10
2010s 819,795 790,060 881,462 10
2020s 796,182 781,002 837,608 5

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 11 Indonesia 44,754 compare
  2. 12 Chad 42,807 compare
  3. 13 Afghanistan 42,806 compare
  4. 14 Somalia 42,159 compare
  5. 15 Mozambique 40,174 compare
  6. 16 Angola 37,048 compare
  7. 17 Mali 36,651 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths, male in Low income?
Number of under-five deaths, male in Low income was 784,210 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 Low income?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 million in 1998.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 781,002 in 2020.
How does Low income rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
Low income ranks 14th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low income 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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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male
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 male children dying before reaching age five.