Child mortality rate in World Bank (high income)
World Bank (high income): Child mortality rate was 0.8524 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8524
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
44th
of 48 groups
All-time high
2.45
in 1990
All-time low
0.8501
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Child mortality rate in World Bank (high income), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank (high income) recorded 0.8524 for child mortality rate in 2024.
The figure is down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in World Bank (high income) peaked at 2.45 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8501, in 2022.
World Bank (high income) ranks 44th of 48 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Child mortality rate in World Bank (high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.45 | — |
| 1991 | 2.33 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 2.22 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.12 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 2.02 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.94 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.87 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.79 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.72 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.66 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.54 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.49 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.45 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.35 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.29 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.16 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.994 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9621 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9317 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9044 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8858 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8669 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8573 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8501 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8522 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8524 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.01 | 1.66 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 1.16 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.8858 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8558 | 0.8501 | 0.8669 | 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)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 29,371 (2024)
- Child deaths 11,077 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 58,917 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 42,467 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 31,732 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 109,312 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in World Bank (high income)?
- Child mortality rate in World Bank (high income) was 0.8524 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in World Bank (high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in World Bank (high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8501 in 2022.
- How does World Bank (high income) rank for child mortality rate?
- World Bank (high income) ranks 44th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in World Bank (high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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