Under-five Mortality Rate: National-Level Projections

Under-five Mortality Rate measures the probability of a child dying between birth and exactly five years of age, expressed per 1,000 live births. The dataset includes national-level projections consistent with the Medium variant of the 2010 Revision of World Population Prospects. It provides a standardized metric for tracking and comparing child survival outcomes across countries.

Use Cases

• Tracking progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to child mortality.
• Comparing child survival outcomes across different nations.
• Informing public health policy and resource allocation based on projected mortality trends.
• Modeling population dynamics using standardized demographic indicators.

Strengths

• Data is based on a recognized international standard (UN World Population Prospects 2010 Revision).
• Available under an open license (CC-BY-3.0-IGO).
• Appears on multiple data platforms, indicating its importance and use.

Limitations

• Column names and a detailed data dictionary are not provided in the available metadata.
• The exact temporal coverage of the projections is not specified.
• The dataset size (row count) is unknown.

Provenance

Source

Consistent with the UN's World Population Prospects (2010 Revision).

Collection Method

Projections based on the Medium variant of the UN population model.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-05-27 according to two sources.

Geography

National level for countries globally.