In 2021, child mortality rate for World was 38.1 deaths per 1,000 live births. Between 2002 and 2021, child mortality rate of World was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 71.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2002 to 38.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38.1 | -1.55% |
| 2020 | 38.7 | -1.53% |
| 2019 | 39.3 | -1.75% |
| 2018 | 40.0 | -1.48% |
| 2017 | 40.6 | -3.10% |
| 2016 | 41.9 | -3.01% |
| 2015 | 43.2 | -2.70% |
| 2014 | 44.4 | -3.48% |
| 2013 | 46.0 | -3.36% |
| 2012 | 47.6 | -3.84% |
| 2011 | 49.5 | -3.70% |
| 2010 | 51.4 |