Number of under-five deaths, male in South Asia
South Asia: Number of under-five deaths, male was 384,107 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in South Asia, 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
South Asia recorded 384,107 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in South Asia peaked at 2.11 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 384,107, in 2024.
South Asia ranks 17th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.11 million | — |
| 1991 | 2.04 million | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.98 million | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.92 million | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.86 million | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.80 million | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.74 million | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.68 million | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.62 million | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.57 million | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.51 million | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.46 million | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.27 million | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 997,621 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 946,093 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 887,243 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 833,650 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 784,218 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 734,965 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 681,417 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 637,113 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 604,500 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 566,592 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 532,112 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 502,909 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 470,008 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 442,349 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 421,428 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 402,280 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 384,107 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.83 million | 1.57 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 million | 946,093 | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 676,472 | 502,909 | 887,243 | 10 |
| 2020s | 424,034 | 384,107 | 470,008 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 14 Somalia 42,159 compare
- 15 Mozambique 40,174 compare
- 16 Angola 37,048 compare
- 17 Mali 36,651 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 35,823 compare
- 19 Madagascar 34,101 compare
- 20 Cameroon 33,678 compare
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 29.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in South Asia?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in South Asia was 384,107 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 384,107 in 2024.
- How does South Asia rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- South Asia ranks 17th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.