Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Low income
Low income: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 8.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Low income, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Low income recorded 8.3 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 3.5% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Low income peaked at 26.3 per 1,000 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.3 per 1,000, in 2024.
Low income ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 25.6 per 1,000 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 26.3 per 1,000 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 25.9 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 25.8 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 21.6 per 1,000 | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 22.7 per 1,000 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 21.8 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 23.4 per 1,000 | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 19.3 per 1,000 | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 18.3 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 18.4 per 1,000 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 17 per 1,000 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 16.2 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 15.9 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.3 per 1,000 | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 13.4 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 12.8 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 12.5 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.6 per 1,000 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8 per 1,000 | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 13 per 1,000 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 11.3 per 1,000 | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 10.8 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2 per 1,000 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 11.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.2 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.8 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.9 per 1,000 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 9 per 1,000 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 10 per 1,000 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.71 per 1,000 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 26.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.24 per 1,000 | 12.5 per 1,000 | 18.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1 per 1,000 | 9.7 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.96 per 1,000 | 8.3 per 1,000 | 10 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 3 Somalia 14.1 per 1,000 compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 13.7 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Nigeria 13.5 per 1,000 compare
- 5 South Sudan 13.5 per 1,000 compare
- 7 Madagascar 11.6 per 1,000 compare
- 8 Benin 11.4 per 1,000 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 11.2 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Low income?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Low income was 8.3 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3 per 1,000 in 1992.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Low income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.