Children died before five per woman in Brunei

Brunei: Children died before five per woman was 0.0178 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0178
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
127th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.15
in 1945
All-time low
0.0178
in 2024
Years of data
80
1945–2024

Children died before five per woman in Brunei, 1945–2024

00.511.52194519842024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 0.0178 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Brunei peaked at 2.15 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.0178, in 2024.

That places Brunei 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Brunei, 1945 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1945 2.15 —
1946 2.01 -6.8%
1947 1.87 -6.8%
1948 1.74 -6.8%
1949 1.62 -6.9%
1950 1.38 -15.2%
1951 1.28 -7.2%
1952 1.18 -7.3%
1953 1.09 -7.6%
1954 1.01 -7.8%
1955 0.9283 -8.0%
1956 0.8538 -8.0%
1957 0.7848 -8.1%
1958 0.7207 -8.2%
1959 0.6618 -8.2%
1960 0.6075 -8.2%
1961 0.5579 -8.2%
1962 0.5119 -8.3%
1963 0.4697 -8.2%
1964 0.4319 -8.1%
1965 0.3981 -7.8%
1966 0.3687 -7.4%
1967 0.3432 -6.9%
1968 0.3209 -6.5%
1969 0.3005 -6.4%
1970 0.2809 -6.5%
1971 0.2607 -7.2%
1972 0.2398 -8.0%
1973 0.2177 -9.2%
1974 0.1957 -10.1%
1975 0.1739 -11.1%
1976 0.1535 -11.7%
1977 0.1349 -12.1%
1978 0.1186 -12.1%
1979 0.1046 -11.9%
1980 0.0926 -11.4%
1981 0.0826 -10.8%
1982 0.0742 -10.1%
1983 0.0672 -9.5%
1984 0.0613 -8.7%
1985 0.0565 -7.8%
1986 0.0526 -6.9%
1987 0.0495 -5.9%
1988 0.0471 -4.8%
1989 0.0453 -3.9%
1990 0.0438 -3.4%
1991 0.0424 -3.2%
1992 0.0408 -3.7%
1993 0.0389 -4.7%
1994 0.0367 -5.7%
1995 0.0342 -6.6%
1996 0.0318 -7.2%
1997 0.0295 -7.3%
1998 0.0274 -7.0%
1999 0.0257 -6.4%
2000 0.0242 -5.8%
2001 0.0229 -5.2%
2002 0.0218 -4.8%
2003 0.0208 -4.5%
2004 0.02 -4.1%
2005 0.0193 -3.6%
2006 0.0188 -2.7%
2007 0.0185 -1.5%
2008 0.0185 -0.0%
2009 0.0187 +1.3%
2010 0.0191 +2.3%
2011 0.0197 +2.7%
2012 0.0202 +2.7%
2013 0.0206 +2.0%
2014 0.0208 +1.1%
2015 0.0208 -0.1%
2016 0.0205 -1.2%
2017 0.0201 -1.9%
2018 0.0197 -2.4%
2019 0.0192 -2.5%
2020 0.0187 -2.6%
2021 0.0183 -2.2%
2022 0.0184 +0.6%
2023 0.0181 -1.5%
2024 0.0178 -1.6%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 0.0178 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 2.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 0.0178 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0408, 44% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 1.88 1.62 2.15 5
1950s 0.9892 0.6618 1.38 10
1960s 0.431 0.3005 0.6075 10
1970s 0.188 0.1046 0.2809 10
1980s 0.0629 0.0453 0.0926 10
1990s 0.0351 0.0257 0.0438 10
2000s 0.0203 0.0185 0.0242 10
2010s 0.0201 0.0191 0.0208 10
2020s 0.0182 0.0178 0.0187 5

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 124 El Salvador 0.0194 compare
  2. 125 Turkey 0.0184 compare
  3. 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0178 compare
  4. 128 Barbados 0.0177 compare
  5. 129 Costa Rica 0.0176 compare
  6. 130 Iran 0.0171 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Brunei?
Children died before five per woman in Brunei was 0.0178 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 2.15 in 1945.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 in 2024.
How does Brunei rank for children died before five per woman?
Brunei ranks 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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