IBRD only | Number of under-five deaths

Number of children dying before reaching age five. Limitations and exceptions: Complete vital registration systems are fairly uncommon in developing countries. Thus estimates must be obtained from sample surveys or derived by applying indirect estimation techniques to registration, census, or survey data. Survey data are subject to recall error, and surveys estimating infant/child deaths require large samples because households in which a birth has occurred during a given year cannot ordinarily be preselected for sampling. Indirect estimates rely on model life tables that may be inappropriate for the population concerned. Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
IBRD only
Records
63
Source
IBRD only | Number of under-five deaths
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1990 7072651
1991 6790828
1992 6454304
1993 6185383
1994 5933015
1995 5686652
1996 5443088
1997 5203707
1998 4973464
1999 4749986
2000 4557377
2001 4369269
2002 4162508
2003 3957628
2004 3796431
2005 3585972
2006 3404281
2007 3233576
2008 3077879
2009 2927151
2010 2774153
2011 2627327
2012 2496684
2013 2366262
2014 2227074
2015 2097653
2016 1990052
2017 1876278
2018 1762899
2019 1651209
2020 1543043
2021 1450257
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IBRD only | Number of under-five deaths

Number of children dying before reaching age five. Limitations and exceptions: Complete vital registration systems are fairly uncommon in developing countries. Thus estimates must be obtained from sample surveys or derived by applying indirect estimation techniques to registration, census, or survey data. Survey data are subject to recall error, and surveys estimating infant/child deaths require large samples because households in which a birth has occurred during a given year cannot ordinarily be preselected for sampling. Indirect estimates rely on model life tables that may be inappropriate for the population concerned. Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
IBRD only
Records
63
Source