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

Latest (2024)
26,394
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
35th
of 41 groups
All-time high
79,148
in 1990
All-time low
26,394
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of under-five deaths, male in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2024

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 79.1k1991: 76.0k1992: 73.6k1993: 69.1k1994: 63.1k1995: 59.5k1996: 56.1k1997: 53.4k1998: 50.9k1999: 49.0k2000: 47.5k2001: 46.0k2002: 44.3k2003: 43.4k2004: 42.6k2005: 41.7k2006: 41.1k2007: 40.8k2008: 40.2k2009: 39.2k2010: 37.7k2011: 36.4k2012: 35.3k2013: 34.4k2014: 33.4k2015: 32.7k2016: 32.0k2017: 31.1k2018: 30.1k2019: 29.2k2020: 28.2k2021: 27.6k2022: 27.4k2023: 26.8k2024: 26.4k

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

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths, male in Post-demographic dividend, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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.