Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years) in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)
Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG): Child mortality rate was 7.91 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) is 7.91, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) peaked at 23.26 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.91, in 2024.
That places Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 12th out of 48 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Child mortality rate in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.26 | — |
| 1991 | 22.52 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 22 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 21.42 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 20.87 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 20.43 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 19.79 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 19.86 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 18.65 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 18.7 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.7 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 16.08 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 15.67 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 15.17 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 14.86 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 14.52 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 14.17 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.87 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.4 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 12.86 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 21.04 | +63.5% |
| 2011 | 11.95 | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 11.6 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.26 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.95 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.11 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 10.28 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 10 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 9.67 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 9.36 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 9.05 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 8.79 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 8.52 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 8.23 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 7.91 | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +63.5% | 12.86 | 21.04 |
| 2011 | -43.2% | 21.04 | 11.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.75 | 18.65 | 23.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.73 | 12.86 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.72 | 9.36 | 21.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 | 7.91 | 9.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)
- 9 Burkina Faso 32.68 compare
- 10 Benin 30.96 compare
- 11 South Sudan 26.99 compare
- 12 Mali 26.73 compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 26.37 compare
- 14 Cameroon 25.62 compare
- 15 Liberia 24.7 compare
More health data for Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 806.84 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 19,940 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 9.62 (2024)
- Child deaths 9,030 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 17.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 10,910 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5146 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 8,754 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 5,720 (2024)
All data for Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
- Child mortality rate in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) was 7.91 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.26 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 in 2024.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) rank for child mortality rate?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) ranks 12th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).