What is child mortality rate in Indonesia?

Child mortality rate in Indonesia was 1.77 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 Indonesia?

The highest recorded value was 29.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Indonesia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Indonesia rank for child mortality rate?

Indonesia ranks 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Indonesia?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Indonesia 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 Indonesia

Name: Child mortality rate in Indonesia
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)

Indonesia: Child mortality rate was 1.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.77 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

83rd

of 200 countries

All-time high

29.33 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

1.77 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1951–2024

Child mortality rate in Indonesia, 1951–2024

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

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Indonesia is 1.77 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Indonesia peaked at 29.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.77 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Indonesia ranks 83rd of 200 countries on this measure, 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
1950s	26.1 deaths per 100 live births	23.11 deaths per 100 live births	29.33 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	20.14 deaths per 100 live births	17.18 deaths per 100 live births	22.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	14.41 deaths per 100 live births	12.42 deaths per 100 live births	16.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.36 deaths per 100 live births	8.69 deaths per 100 live births	12.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.77 deaths per 100 live births	5.39 deaths per 100 live births	8.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	3.41 deaths per 100 live births	5.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.69 deaths per 100 live births	2.18 deaths per 100 live births	3.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

80 Grenada 1.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
81 Azerbaijan 1.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
82 Jamaica 1.78 deaths per 100 live births compare
84 Lebanon 1.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
85 Vietnam 1.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Bhutan 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Saint Lucia 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Indonesia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.12 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.24 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Indonesia?: Child mortality rate in Indonesia was 1.77 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 Indonesia?: The highest recorded value was 29.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Indonesia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Indonesia rank for child mortality rate?: Indonesia ranks 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Indonesia?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia 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.