Ages 0–4 years
678.0M people globally · Declining trend
Children under five account for roughly 8% of all global deaths despite making up about 9% of the population. The majority of these deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and most are from preventable or treatable conditions. Neonatal deaths (first 28 days) make up nearly half of all under-5 mortality.
Deaths / year
5,000,000
Deaths / day
13,699
Deaths / hour
571
Deaths / second
0.16
Share of all global deaths
8%
5,000,000 of 62,000,000 total deaths
Death rate
7.4 per 1,000 people per year
Population: 678,000,000
Leading Causes of Death
1
Neonatal conditions2.0M/yr
2
Pneumonia700.0K/yr
3
Diarrhoeal diseases500.0K/yr
4
Malaria450.0K/yr
5
Malnutrition (underlying)1.5M/yr
Key Facts
13,700 children under 5 die every single day
47% of under-5 deaths occur in the first 28 days of life
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest under-5 mortality rate — 1 in 13 children
Under-5 mortality has fallen 60% since 1990, from 12.5 million to 5 million per year
80% of under-5 deaths are from preventable or treatable conditions
Global trend
Declining
Share of world population
8.3%