Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 2.29 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Early-demographic dividend, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 2.29 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 11.83 per 1,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.29 per 1,000, in 2024.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 47 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.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.82 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 11.83 per 1,000 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 10.89 per 1,000 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 10.53 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 10.6 per 1,000 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.72 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 9.37 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 8.94 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 8.57 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 8.08 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 7.68 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 7.34 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 7.03 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 6.74 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.71 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.29 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 5.84 per 1,000 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 5.54 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.56 per 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.94 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 4.77 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.36 per 1,000 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 4.08 per 1,000 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 3.87 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 3.65 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.45 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 3.21 per 1,000 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.06 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.74 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 2.62 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.72 per 1,000 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.51 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 2.29 per 1,000 | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.04 per 1,000 | 8.08 per 1,000 | 11.83 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.37 per 1,000 | 4.94 per 1,000 | 7.68 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 per 1,000 | 2.74 per 1,000 | 4.77 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 per 1,000 | 2.29 per 1,000 | 2.72 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Early-demographic dividend?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Early-demographic dividend was 2.29 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 11.83 per 1,000 in 1991.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.