Number of under-five deaths, male in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Number of under-five deaths, male was 26,394 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 26,394, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 79,148 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26,394, in 2024.
That places Post-demographic dividend 35th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79,148 | — |
| 1991 | 75,991 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 73,577 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 69,116 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 63,142 | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 59,479 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 56,075 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 53,381 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 50,941 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 48,973 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 47,467 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 45,951 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 44,338 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 43,392 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 42,574 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 41,707 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 41,113 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 40,795 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 40,178 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 39,179 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 37,715 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 36,408 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 35,326 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 34,363 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 33,429 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 32,703 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 31,994 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 31,108 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 30,070 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 29,161 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 28,230 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 27,645 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 27,426 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 26,781 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 26,394 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,982 | 48,973 | 79,148 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,669 | 39,179 | 47,467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,228 | 29,161 | 37,715 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,295 | 26,394 | 28,230 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 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 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Post-demographic dividend?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Post-demographic dividend was 26,394 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 79,148 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,394 in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.