Number of under-five deaths, male in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1.48 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Pre-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
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 1.48 million for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 2.01 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million, in 2024.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.81 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.86 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.88 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.91 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.87 million | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.90 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.97 million | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.97 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.01 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.94 million | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.92 million | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.91 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.82 million | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.80 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.73 million | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.69 million | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.66 million | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.63 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.49 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.49 million | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.48 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million | 1.81 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 million | 1.63 million | 1.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million | 1.51 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million | 1.48 million | 1.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 1.48 million 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2024.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.