Number of under-five deaths, male in OECD members
OECD members: Number of under-five deaths, male was 51,804 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 51,804, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in OECD members peaked at 212,386 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 51,804, in 2024.
That places OECD members 30th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 212,386 | — |
| 1991 | 202,174 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 191,947 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 181,958 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 172,270 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 162,556 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 153,481 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 145,221 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 137,631 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 130,682 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 123,885 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 117,383 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 111,027 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 105,677 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 101,104 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 97,058 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 93,524 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 90,552 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 87,591 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 84,400 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 80,940 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 77,733 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 75,122 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 72,954 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 70,901 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 68,727 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 66,572 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 64,413 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 62,376 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 60,417 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 58,135 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 56,232 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 54,841 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 55,525 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 51,804 | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 169,031 | 130,682 | 212,386 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,220 | 84,400 | 123,885 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,016 | 60,417 | 80,940 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,307 | 51,804 | 58,135 | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in OECD members?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in OECD members was 51,804 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 212,386 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,804 in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- OECD members ranks 30th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.