Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in OECD members
OECD members: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.6072 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in OECD members, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in OECD members is 0.6072 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in OECD members peaked at 1.78 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6072 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places OECD members 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.78 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.71 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.65 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.58 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.52 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.49 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.43 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.34 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 1.31 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.36 per 1,000 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.21 per 1,000 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 1.17 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.16 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.08 per 1,000 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.04 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9779 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9485 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8784 per 1,000 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8431 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8026 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.826 per 1,000 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7346 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7134 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6889 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6622 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.643 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6628 per 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6561 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6474 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6309 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6327 per 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6373 per 1,000 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8573 per 1,000 | +34.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6072 per 1,000 | -29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 per 1,000 | 1.31 per 1,000 | 1.78 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 per 1,000 | 0.8431 per 1,000 | 1.21 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7037 per 1,000 | 0.643 per 1,000 | 0.826 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6731 per 1,000 | 0.6072 per 1,000 | 0.8573 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in OECD members?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in OECD members was 0.6072 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6072 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- OECD members ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.