Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — High-income countries

Under-five mortality rate in high-income countries in 2024 — 4.8 per 1,000. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 82.2%.

2024 4.8 per 1,000 −0.33% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 26.7 per 1,0001971
Period minimum 4.8 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1971–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — High-income countries, 1971–2024010203019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 26.7 per 1,0001972: 26.1 per 1,0001973: 25.1 per 1,0001974: 24.1 per 1,0001975: 23 per 1,0001976: 22 per 1,0001977: 21 per 1,0001978: 20.1 per 1,0001979: 19.3 per 1,0001980: 18.5 per 1,0001981: 17.7 per 1,0001982: 17 per 1,0001983: 16.4 per 1,0001984: 15.8 per 1,0001985: 15.2 per 1,0001986: 14.7 per 1,0001987: 14.2 per 1,0001988: 13.7 per 1,0001989: 13.2 per 1,0001990: 12.7 per 1,0001991: 12.3 per 1,0001992: 11.9 per 1,0001993: 11.5 per 1,0001994: 11.2 per 1,0001995: 10.8 per 1,0001996: 10.4 per 1,0001997: 10 per 1,0001998: 9.6 per 1,0001999: 9.3 per 1,0002000: 8.9 per 1,0002001: 8.6 per 1,0002002: 8.3 per 1,0002003: 8 per 1,0002004: 7.7 per 1,0002005: 7.4 per 1,0002006: 7.1 per 1,0002007: 6.8 per 1,0002008: 6.6 per 1,0002009: 6.4 per 1,0002010: 6.2 per 1,0002011: 6.1 per 1,0002012: 5.9 per 1,0002013: 5.8 per 1,0002014: 5.6 per 1,0002015: 5.5 per 1,0002016: 5.3 per 1,0002017: 5.1 per 1,0002018: 5 per 1,0002019: 4.9 per 1,0002020: 4.8 per 1,0002021: 4.8 per 1,0002022: 4.8 per 1,0002023: 4.8 per 1,0002024: 4.8 per 1,000
Change over the period: −21.9 (−82.18%) Average annual rate: -3.2 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 4.8 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 4.8 −0 −0.33%
2023 4.8 −0 −0.08%
2022 4.8 −0 −0.36%
2021 4.8 −0 −0.88%
2020 4.8 −0.1 −1.51%
2019 4.9 −0.1 −1.77%
2018 5 −0.1 −2.63%
2017 5.1 −0.2 −3%
2016 5.3 −0.2 −2.98%
2015 5.5 −0.1 −2.45%
2014 5.6 −0.2 −2.79%
2013 5.8 −0.1 −2.44%
2012 5.9 −0.2 −3.03%
2011 6.1 −0.1 −2.02%
2010 6.2 −0.2 −3.08%
2009 6.4 −0.2 −2.96%
2008 6.6 −0.2 −3.41%
2007 6.8 −0.3 −3.88%
2006 7.1 −0.3 −4.04%
2005 7.4 −0.3 −4.01%
2004 7.7 −0.3 −3.39%
2003 8 −0.3 −3.72%
2002 8.3 −0.3 −3.65%
2001 8.6 −0.3 −3.73%
2000 8.9 −0.3 −3.76%
1999 9.3 −0.3 −3.51%
1998 9.6 −0.3 −3.47%
1997 10 −0.4 −3.84%
1996 10.4 −0.4 −3.67%
1995 10.8 −0.4 −3.55%
1994 11.2 −0.4 −3.11%
1993 11.5 −0.4 −3.32%
1992 11.9 −0.4 −3.35%
1991 12.3 −0.4 −3.19%
1990 12.7 −0.5 −3.76%
1989 13.2 −0.5 −3.67%
1988 13.7 −0.5 −3.33%
1987 14.2 −0.5 −3.31%
1986 14.7 −0.5 −3.33%
1985 15.2 −0.6 −3.49%
1984 15.8 −0.6 −3.62%
1983 16.4 −0.7 −3.87%
1982 17 −0.7 −4.08%
1981 17.7 −0.8 −4.09%
1980 18.5 −0.8 −4.01%
1979 19.3 −0.8 −4.13%
1978 20.1 −0.9 −4.38%
1977 21 −1 −4.47%
1976 22 −1 −4.5%
1975 23 −1 −4.27%
1974 24.1 −1 −4.07%
1973 25.1 −1 −4.01%
1972 26.1 −0.6 −2.11%
1971 26.7

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.