Child mortality rate in World Bank (lower middle income)
World Bank (lower middle income): Child mortality rate was 11.09 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in World Bank (lower middle income), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank (lower middle income) recorded 11.09 for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in World Bank (lower middle income) peaked at 47.21 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.09, in 2024.
World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 11th 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 (lower middle income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.21 | — |
| 1991 | 45.68 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 44.22 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 42.88 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 41.52 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 40.14 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 38.69 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 37.15 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 35.57 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 33.85 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 32.17 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 30.46 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 28.75 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 27.16 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 25.73 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 24.28 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 22.96 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 21.71 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 20.83 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 19.39 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 18.49 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 17.41 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 16.57 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 15.78 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 15.1 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 14.58 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 13.96 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 13.46 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 13.08 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.68 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 12.32 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 11.96 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 11.68 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 11.41 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 11.09 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.69 | 33.85 | 47.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.34 | 19.39 | 32.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.11 | 12.68 | 18.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.69 | 11.09 | 12.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (lower middle income)
- 8 Central African Republic 32.83 compare
- 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
More health data for World Bank (lower middle income)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 51,250 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 22.68 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 719,754 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 11.72 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.39 million (2024)
- Child deaths 670,667 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 332,975 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 459,713 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 261,552 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- Child mortality rate in World Bank (lower middle income) was 11.09 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.21 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.09 in 2024.
- How does World Bank (lower middle income) rank for child mortality rate?
- World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 11th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (lower middle 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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