What is child mortality rate in Brunei?

Child mortality rate in Brunei was 0.99 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Brunei?

The highest recorded value was 29 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Brunei?

The lowest recorded value was 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2005.

How does Brunei rank for child mortality rate?

Brunei ranks 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Brunei?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brunei data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Brunei

Name: Child mortality rate in Brunei
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brunei: Child mortality rate was 0.99 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.99 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

123rd

of 200 countries

All-time high

29 deaths per 100 live births

in 1945

All-time low

0.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 2005

Years of data

1945–2024

Child mortality rate in Brunei, 1945–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 0.99 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Brunei peaked at 29 deaths per 100 live births in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.95 deaths per 100 live births, in 2005.

That places Brunei 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	25.2 deaths per 100 live births	21.64 deaths per 100 live births	29 deaths per 100 live births	5
1950s	14.34 deaths per 100 live births	9.62 deaths per 100 live births	20.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	6.73 deaths per 100 live births	5.17 deaths per 100 live births	8.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.66 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	4.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	2.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	1.06 deaths per 100 live births	1.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.973 deaths per 100 live births	0.95 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	0.99 deaths per 100 live births	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.02 deaths per 100 live births	0.99 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Brunei

120 Costa Rica 1.04 deaths per 100 live births compare
121 Oman 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
122 El Salvador 1 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Barbados 0.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Libya 0.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Armenia 0.96 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Turkey 0.96 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for Brunei

Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 3,439 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,243 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 3,150 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 3,422 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 3,292 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 3,579 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Brunei?: Child mortality rate in Brunei was 0.99 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Brunei?: The highest recorded value was 29 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Brunei?: The lowest recorded value was 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2005.
How does Brunei rank for child mortality rate?: Brunei ranks 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Brunei?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brunei data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.