Number of under-five deaths, male in World
World: Number of under-five deaths, male was 2.65 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in World, 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 World is 2.65 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in World peaked at 6.86 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.65 million, in 2024.
That places World 1st out of 41 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.86 million | — |
| 1991 | 6.74 million | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.55 million | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.40 million | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 6.24 million | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 6.09 million | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 5.99 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.83 million | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.72 million | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.50 million | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 5.34 million | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 5.20 million | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.99 million | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 4.80 million | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.67 million | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.45 million | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 4.29 million | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.15 million | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.04 million | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.95 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.81 million | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 3.74 million | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.58 million | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.47 million | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.39 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.30 million | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.22 million | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.15 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.02 million | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.95 million | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.86 million | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.84 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.72 million | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 2.65 million | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.19 million | 5.50 million | 6.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.59 million | 3.95 million | 5.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 million | 2.95 million | 3.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 million | 2.65 million | 2.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in World?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in World was 2.65 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 million in 2024.
- How does World rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- World ranks 1st out of 41 regions with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of male children dying before reaching age five.