Infant mortality rate in World Bank High Income
World Bank High Income: Infant mortality rate was 4.24 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in World Bank High Income, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank High Income recorded 4.24 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in World Bank High Income peaked at 11.43 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.24, in 2024.
World Bank High Income ranks 30th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in World Bank High Income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.43 | — |
| 1991 | 10.92 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 10.44 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 9.98 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 9.6 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 9.22 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 8.82 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 8.47 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 8.18 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 7.86 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 7.57 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 7.34 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 7.14 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.92 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.68 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 6.46 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.22 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.04 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.85 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.68 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.51 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 5.38 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.27 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.14 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.01 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.86 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.71 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 4.57 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 4.46 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.37 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.29 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.25 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.25 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.26 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.24 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.49 | 7.86 | 11.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.59 | 5.68 | 7.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 | 4.37 | 5.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 | 4.24 | 4.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank High Income
More health data for World Bank High Income
- Neonatal mortality rate 2.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 29,371 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.8524 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 64,707 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 5.09 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 11,077 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.3 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 35,336 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 18,294 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.45 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in World Bank High Income?
- Infant mortality rate in World Bank High Income was 4.24 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in World Bank High Income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.43 in 1990.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in World Bank High Income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 in 2024.
- How does World Bank High Income rank for infant mortality rate?
- World Bank High Income ranks 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in World Bank High Income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank High Income data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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