Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Small states
Small states: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 2.41 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Small states, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Small states recorded 2.41 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 1.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Small states peaked at 6.67 per 1,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.41 per 1,000, in 2024.
Small states ranks 23rd 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.64 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 6.67 per 1,000 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 6.32 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.23 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.32 per 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 5.97 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 6.01 per 1,000 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 6.3 per 1,000 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 4.78 per 1,000 | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 4.64 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.59 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.45 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.25 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 4.15 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.07 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.93 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.87 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.71 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.59 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.46 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.32 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.21 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.09 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 3 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.78 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.86 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.67 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 2.57 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.52 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.46 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.41 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.31 per 1,000 | 5.97 per 1,000 | 6.67 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.31 per 1,000 | 3.87 per 1,000 | 4.78 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 per 1,000 | 2.78 per 1,000 | 3.71 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 per 1,000 | 2.41 per 1,000 | 2.67 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Small states?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Small states was 2.41 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 per 1,000 in 1991.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Small states ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.