Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 2.26 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Pacific island small states, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 2.26 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 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Pacific island small states peaked at 5.4 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.26 per 1,000, in 2024.
Pacific island small states ranks 25th 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.24 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 5.09 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 4.75 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.58 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 4.47 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 4.13 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 4.13 per 1,000 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.87 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.74 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.76 per 1,000 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.48 per 1,000 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.32 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.25 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.03 per 1,000 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 2.86 per 1,000 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 2.77 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.73 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.65 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.63 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.59 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.69 per 1,000 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.55 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.58 per 1,000 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.62 per 1,000 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.41 per 1,000 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 2.39 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.29 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.26 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7 per 1,000 | 4.13 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.44 per 1,000 | 3.03 per 1,000 | 3.87 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2.86 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 per 1,000 | 2.26 per 1,000 | 2.62 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Pacific island small states?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Pacific island small states was 2.26 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Pacific island small states ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.