Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in World
World: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in World, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in World stood at 3.4 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in World peaked at 9.6 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.4 per 1,000, in 2024.
World ranks 17th 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 World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 9.5 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 8.1 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 7.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 7 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 5 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.42 per 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000 | 9.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.14 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 | 7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 per 1,000 | 3.7 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | 3.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.9 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Burundi 9.7 per 1,000 compare
- 16 Sudan 8.6 per 1,000 compare
- 17 Liberia 8.5 per 1,000 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 8.2 per 1,000 compare
- 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.2 per 1,000 compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 7.8 per 1,000 compare
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in World?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in World was 3.4 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does World rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- World ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.