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For Under-5 Mortality Rate?

Elena Rostova • • 6 min read
For Under-5 Mortality Rate?

Children under the age of 5
Since 1990, the global under-5 mortality rate has dropped by 59%, from 93 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 38 in 2019. This is equivalent to 1 in 11 children dying before reaching age 5 in 1990, compared to 1 in 27 in 2019.

What is the mortality rate for children under-5 in the United States?

In 2020, under-5 mortality rate for United States of America was 6.98 deaths per thousand live births. Under-5 mortality rate of United States of America fell gradually from 22.49 deaths per thousand live births in 1971 to 6.98 deaths per thousand live births in 2020.

What percentage of children died before the age of 5?

Globally 3.9% of all children die before reaching the age of five, which means that on average 15,000 children die every day. And the visualization shows that while the child mortality rate declined around the world there are still many countries in which the mortality rate is higher than 2.5%.

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Elena Rostova

Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.