Child deaths in World Bank (high income)
World Bank (high income): Child deaths was 11,077 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11,077
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
36th
of 48 groups
All-time high
40,107
in 1990
All-time low
11,077
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Child deaths in World Bank (high income), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank (high income) recorded 11,077 for child deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths in World Bank (high income) peaked at 40,107 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11,077, in 2024.
World Bank (high income) ranks 36th of 48 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Child deaths in World Bank (high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40,107 | — |
| 1991 | 38,482 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 36,557 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 34,490 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 32,278 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 30,068 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 28,086 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 26,374 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 24,994 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 23,790 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 22,703 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 21,752 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 20,919 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 20,156 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 19,421 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 18,776 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 18,124 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 17,562 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 17,115 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 16,803 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 16,590 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 16,453 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 16,029 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 15,596 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15,115 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 14,632 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 14,193 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 13,765 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 13,340 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 12,929 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 12,454 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 12,009 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 11,628 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 11,335 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 11,077 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,523 | 23,790 | 40,107 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,333 | 16,803 | 22,703 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,864 | 12,929 | 16,590 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,701 | 11,077 | 12,454 | 5 |
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More health data for World Bank (high income)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 12,281 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.3 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 18,294 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.8524 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 29,371 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 58,917 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 42,467 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 109,312 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 31,732 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths in World Bank (high income)?
- Child deaths in World Bank (high income) was 11,077 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child deaths recorded in World Bank (high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 40,107 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child deaths recorded in World Bank (high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,077 in 2024.
- How does World Bank (high income) rank for child deaths?
- World Bank (high income) ranks 36th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths rising or falling in World Bank (high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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