Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in IDA total
IDA total: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 6.87 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in IDA total, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 6.87 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in IDA total peaked at 21.15 per 1,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.87 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places IDA total 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.22 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 21.15 per 1,000 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 19.83 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 19.4 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 18.8 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 17.44 per 1,000 | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 17.41 per 1,000 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 16.72 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 16.78 per 1,000 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 15.04 per 1,000 | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 14.35 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 14.01 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 13.31 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 12.87 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 12.63 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 12.06 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 11.26 per 1,000 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 10.83 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 11.02 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.54 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.98 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 9.85 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.11 per 1,000 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 8.78 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 8.74 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.61 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 8.41 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.33 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.79 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 7.66 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 7.39 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 7.6 per 1,000 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.88 per 1,000 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 7.09 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 6.87 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.28 per 1,000 | 15.04 per 1,000 | 21.15 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.29 per 1,000 | 10.54 per 1,000 | 14.35 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.72 per 1,000 | 7.66 per 1,000 | 9.98 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.37 per 1,000 | 6.87 per 1,000 | 7.88 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in IDA total?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in IDA total was 6.87 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 21.15 per 1,000 in 1991.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.87 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- IDA total ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.