Global Under-Five Mortality Rate Projections

Under-five mortality rate data provides the probability of a child dying between birth and exactly five years of age, expressed per 1,000 live births. Projections are consistent with the Medium variant of the 2010 Revision of the UN World Population Prospects at the national level. The dataset is available in CSV and XML formats and is licensed for reuse under CC-BY-3.0-IGO.

Use Cases

• Tracking progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets for child mortality reduction.
• Modeling future population structures based on projected mortality rates.
• Comparing national-level child mortality trends over time.
• Informing public health policy and resource allocation for maternal and child health programs.

Strengths

• Has a clear, permissive license (CC-BY-3.0-IGO) for reuse and sharing.
• Projections are based on a standardized, authoritative methodology (UN World Population Prospects 2010 Revision).
• Cross-platform presence on NASA Earthdata and HDX suggests established use and importance.

Limitations

• Column names and a precise row count are not provided, limiting understanding of the data's granularity and structure.
• Sources disagree on the last update date, with one listing 2026-07-12 and another 2026-05-14.
• The specific time range for the projections (e.g., start and end years) is not explicitly stated.

Provenance

Source

United Nations World Population Prospects (2010 Revision, Medium variant), via CEOS_EXTRA on NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

National-level demographic projections.

Freshness

2026-07-12 10:18:09.515662

Geography

Global, national level