Number of under-five deaths, male in Small states
Small states: Number of under-five deaths, male was 4,639 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in 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 Small states is 4,639, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Small states peaked at 14,216 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,639, in 2024.
Small states ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,216 | — |
| 1991 | 14,025 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 13,748 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 13,355 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 13,008 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 12,817 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 12,448 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 12,124 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 12,005 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 12,367 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 10,225 | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 9,805 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 9,636 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 9,453 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 9,244 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 8,984 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 8,572 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 8,276 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 8,063 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 7,796 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 7,397 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 6,943 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 6,681 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 6,456 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 6,292 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 6,070 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 5,841 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 5,663 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 5,462 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 5,390 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5,216 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 5,050 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 4,915 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 4,775 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 4,639 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,011 | 12,005 | 14,216 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,005 | 7,796 | 10,225 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,220 | 5,390 | 7,397 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,919 | 4,639 | 5,216 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 36 South Sudan 17,156 compare
- 37 Vietnam 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
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Small states?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Small states was 4,639 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 14,216 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,639 in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Small states ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.