Child mortality rate in World Bank (low income)
World Bank (low income): Child mortality rate was 23.19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in World Bank (low income), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in World Bank (low income) is 23.19, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in World Bank (low income) peaked at 84.74 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.19, in 2024.
World Bank (low income) ranks 6th of 48 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Child mortality rate in World Bank (low income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.96 | — |
| 1991 | 84.74 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 83.62 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 81.79 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 77.86 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 74.17 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 76.29 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 73.59 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 75.18 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 67.06 | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 64.1 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 62.85 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 58.38 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 54.61 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 52.42 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 47.39 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 44.37 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 42.04 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 39.72 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 41.21 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 36.42 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 38.5 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 33.55 | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 31.79 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 32.23 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 31.49 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 30.66 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 30.79 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.75 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 27.47 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 25.59 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 25.32 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.58 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 23.97 | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 23.19 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.73 | 67.06 | 84.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.71 | 39.72 | 64.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.06 | 27.47 | 38.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.13 | 23.19 | 27.58 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (low income)
- 3 Chad 43.44 compare
- 4 Somalia 38.16 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 37.98 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.24 compare
- 7 Guinea 34.38 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 32.83 compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 32.68 compare
More health data for World Bank (low income)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,845 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 451,826 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 22.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 898,179 (2024)
- Child deaths 446,353 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 161,657 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 225,856 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 132,368 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 530,900 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in World Bank (low income)?
- Child mortality rate in World Bank (low income) was 23.19 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.74 in 1991.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.19 in 2024.
- How does World Bank (low income) rank for child mortality rate?
- World Bank (low income) ranks 6th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in World Bank (low income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (low 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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