Number of under-five deaths, male in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Number of under-five deaths, male was 810 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states is 810, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 1,187 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 810, in 2024.
That places Pacific island small states 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,187 | — |
| 1991 | 1,153 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1,120 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1,088 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1,065 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,037 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,021 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 998 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 978 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 964 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 949 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 935 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 938 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 922 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 922 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 923 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 927 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 930 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 924 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 931 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 899 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 886 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 876 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 870 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 866 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 869 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 868 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 866 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 869 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 876 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 864 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 857 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 847 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 830 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 810 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,061 | 964 | 1,187 | 10 |
| 2000s | 930.1 | 922 | 949 | 10 |
| 2010s | 874.5 | 866 | 899 | 10 |
| 2020s | 841.6 | 810 | 864 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 37 Viet Nam 14,840 compare
- 38 Mexico 14,786 compare
- 39 Iraq 14,255 compare
- 40 United States 13,132 compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 12,502 compare
- 42 Burundi 11,833 compare
- 43 Central African Republic 11,124 compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Pacific island small states?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Pacific island small states was 810 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1,187 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 810 in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Pacific island small states ranks 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.