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Under-five mortality rate — Djibouti

Under-five mortality rate in Djibouti in 2024 — 48.9 per 1,000. Ranked 168 in the world out of 196. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 71.2%.

2024 48.9 per 1,000 −3.17% vs 2023
World rank 168of 196
Period maximum 169.5 per 1,0001976
Period minimum 48.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1976–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Djibouti, 1976–2024050100150200197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 169.5 per 1,0001977: 164.5 per 1,0001978: 159.8 per 1,0001979: 155.2 per 1,0001980: 150.9 per 1,0001981: 146.9 per 1,0001982: 142.7 per 1,0001983: 138.7 per 1,0001984: 134.6 per 1,0001985: 130.7 per 1,0001986: 127.2 per 1,0001987: 123.8 per 1,0001988: 120.7 per 1,0001989: 117.8 per 1,0001990: 115.3 per 1,0001991: 113.1 per 1,0001992: 111.3 per 1,0001993: 109.6 per 1,0001994: 108.2 per 1,0001995: 106.9 per 1,0001996: 105.5 per 1,0001997: 104 per 1,0001998: 102.3 per 1,0001999: 100.5 per 1,0002000: 98.5 per 1,0002001: 96.3 per 1,0002002: 94 per 1,0002003: 91.6 per 1,0002004: 89.3 per 1,0002005: 86.9 per 1,0002006: 84.6 per 1,0002007: 82.3 per 1,0002008: 79.9 per 1,0002009: 77.7 per 1,0002010: 75.5 per 1,0002011: 73.4 per 1,0002012: 71.3 per 1,0002013: 69.2 per 1,0002014: 67.2 per 1,0002015: 65.2 per 1,0002016: 63.2 per 1,0002017: 61.2 per 1,0002018: 59.4 per 1,0002019: 57.5 per 1,0002020: 55.7 per 1,0002021: 54 per 1,0002022: 52.1 per 1,0002023: 50.5 per 1,0002024: 48.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −120.6 (−71.15%) Average annual rate: -2.56 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Djibouti

Djibouti 48.9 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 49.6 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 48.9 −1.6 −3.17%
2023 50.5 −1.6 −3.07%
2022 52.1 −1.9 −3.52%
2021 54 −1.7 −3.05%
2020 55.7 −1.8 −3.13%
2019 57.5 −1.9 −3.2%
2018 59.4 −1.8 −2.94%
2017 61.2 −2 −3.16%
2016 63.2 −2 −3.07%
2015 65.2 −2 −2.98%
2014 67.2 −2 −2.89%
2013 69.2 −2.1 −2.95%
2012 71.3 −2.1 −2.86%
2011 73.4 −2.1 −2.78%
2010 75.5 −2.2 −2.83%
2009 77.7 −2.2 −2.75%
2008 79.9 −2.4 −2.92%
2007 82.3 −2.3 −2.72%
2006 84.6 −2.3 −2.65%
2005 86.9 −2.4 −2.69%
2004 89.3 −2.3 −2.51%
2003 91.6 −2.4 −2.55%
2002 94 −2.3 −2.39%
2001 96.3 −2.2 −2.23%
2000 98.5 −2 −1.99%
1999 100.5 −1.8 −1.76%
1998 102.3 −1.7 −1.63%
1997 104 −1.5 −1.42%
1996 105.5 −1.4 −1.31%
1995 106.9 −1.3 −1.2%
1994 108.2 −1.4 −1.28%
1993 109.6 −1.7 −1.53%
1992 111.3 −1.8 −1.59%
1991 113.1 −2.2 −1.91%
1990 115.3 −2.5 −2.12%
1989 117.8 −2.9 −2.4%
1988 120.7 −3.1 −2.5%
1987 123.8 −3.4 −2.67%
1986 127.2 −3.5 −2.68%
1985 130.7 −3.9 −2.9%
1984 134.6 −4.1 −2.96%
1983 138.7 −4 −2.8%
1982 142.7 −4.2 −2.86%
1981 146.9 −4 −2.65%
1980 150.9 −4.3 −2.77%
1979 155.2 −4.6 −2.88%
1978 159.8 −4.7 −2.86%
1977 164.5 −5 −2.95%
1976 169.5 — —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 14 MU Mauritius 15.4 ER Eritrea 34.3 TZ Tanzania 37 RW Rwanda 37.7 KE Kenya 38.8 KM Comoros 39 ET Ethiopia 44.5 BI Burundi 47.1 ZM Zambia 48.4 UG Uganda 48.7 MW Malawi 48.8 DJ Djibouti 48.9 MZ Mozambique 59.4 MG Madagascar 62.4 ZW Zimbabwe 64.7 SS South Sudan 96.7 SO Somalia 101.1
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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