What is infant mortality rate in Indonesia?

Infant mortality rate in Indonesia was 1.52 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Indonesia?

The highest recorded value was 18.57 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Indonesia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.52 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Indonesia rank for infant mortality rate?

Indonesia ranks 84th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Indonesia?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Indonesia data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate in Indonesia

Name: Infant mortality rate in Indonesia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Indonesia: Infant mortality rate was 1.52 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.52 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

84th

of 199 countries

All-time high

18.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 1952

All-time low

1.52 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1952–2024

Infant mortality rate in Indonesia, 1952–2024

Source: United Nations 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 infant mortality rate in Indonesia is 1.52 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Indonesia peaked at 18.57 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 1.52 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Indonesia ranks 84th of 199 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	16.75 deaths per 100 live births	15.08 deaths per 100 live births	18.57 deaths per 100 live births	8
1960s	13.21 deaths per 100 live births	11.54 deaths per 100 live births	14.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	9.98 deaths per 100 live births	8.9 deaths per 100 live births	11.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	7.72 deaths per 100 live births	6.69 deaths per 100 live births	8.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	5.34 deaths per 100 live births	4.34 deaths per 100 live births	6.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.46 deaths per 100 live births	2.82 deaths per 100 live births	4.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.26 deaths per 100 live births	1.85 deaths per 100 live births	2.7 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.64 deaths per 100 live births	1.52 deaths per 100 live births	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

81 Cambodia 1.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
82 Saint Lucia 1.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
83 Lebanon 1.53 deaths per 100 live births compare
85 Moldova 1.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Kyrgyzstan 1.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
87 Suriname 1.48 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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)

All data for Indonesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Indonesia?: Infant mortality rate in Indonesia was 1.52 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Indonesia?: The highest recorded value was 18.57 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Indonesia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.52 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Indonesia rank for infant mortality rate?: Indonesia ranks 84th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Indonesia?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .