Infant mortality rate in World
World: Infant mortality rate was 27.68 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.68
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
1st
of 3 groups
All-time high
64.03
in 1991
All-time low
27.68
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990β2024
Infant mortality rate in World, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in World is 27.68, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in World peaked at 64.03 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27.68, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.52 | 55.13 | 64.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.36 | 37.99 | 53.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.27 | 29.2 | 36.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.74 | 27.68 | 29.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in World?
- Infant mortality rate in World was 27.68 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 64.03 in 1991.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.68 in 2024.
- How does World rank for infant mortality rate?
- World ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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