This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.
| Indicator name |
Under-five mortality rate
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| Indicator number |
3.2.1
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| Indicator display order (within Goal page) |
03-02-01
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| Target name |
By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
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| Target number |
3.2
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| Global indicator description |
The probability of a child born in a specific year or period dying before reaching the age of 5 years, if subject to age specific mortality rates of that period, expressed per 1000 live births. The under-five mortality rate as defined here is, strictly speaking, not a rate (i.e. the number of deaths divided by the number of population at risk during a certain period of time) but a probability of death derived from a life table and expressed as a rate per 1000 live births.
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| UN designated tier |
1
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| UN custodian agency |
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEFF)
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| Link to UN metadata |
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 225 KB) opens in a new window
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