Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 1.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 1.3 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Upper middle income peaked at 4.7 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.3 per 1,000, in 2022.
Upper middle income ranks 33rd 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 3 per 1,000 | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.68 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 per 1,000 | 2.1 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 30 Timor-Leste 5.2 per 1,000 compare
- 31 Afghanistan 5.1 per 1,000 compare
- 31 Haiti 5.1 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 4.7 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Mozambique 4.7 per 1,000 compare
- 35 Gambia 4.6 per 1,000 compare
- 36 Gabon 4.3 per 1,000 compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 4.3 per 1,000 compare
- 36 Yemen 4.3 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Upper middle income?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Upper middle income was 1.3 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 per 1,000 in 2022.
- How does Upper middle income rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Upper middle income ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.