Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 3.75 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Low & middle income, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 3.75 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.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Low & middle income peaked at 10.88 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.75 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.88 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 10.82 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 10.26 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 9.94 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 9.57 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 9.06 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 8.92 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 8.64 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 8.06 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 7.83 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 7.69 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.17 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 7.18 per 1,000 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.74 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.39 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 6.15 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 6.12 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.87 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.59 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 5.46 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.08 per 1,000 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.81 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.68 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.55 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 4.45 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 4.11 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.95 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.02 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.11 per 1,000 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.89 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 3.75 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.48 per 1,000 | 8.06 per 1,000 | 10.88 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.85 per 1,000 | 5.87 per 1,000 | 7.83 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.78 per 1,000 | 4.11 per 1,000 | 5.59 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 per 1,000 | 3.75 per 1,000 | 4.11 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 13 Mali 10.2 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.9 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Burundi 9.7 per 1,000 compare
- 16 Sudan 8.6 per 1,000 compare
- 17 Liberia 8.5 per 1,000 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 8.2 per 1,000 compare
- 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.2 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Low & middle income?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Low & middle income was 3.75 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.88 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Low & middle income ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.