Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Small Island Developing States
Small Island Developing States: Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 17.45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Small Island Developing States, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Small Island Developing States recorded 17.45 for mortality rate 1-59 months in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Small Island Developing States peaked at 53.35 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.45, in 2024.
That places Small Island Developing States 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.35 | — |
| 1991 | 52.07 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 50.73 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 49.25 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 47.82 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 46.59 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 45.02 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 44.78 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 42.15 | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 41.75 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 37.38 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 36.15 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 34.99 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 33.92 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 33.03 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 32.07 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 31.19 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 30.22 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 29.04 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 27.89 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 40.5 | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 25.96 | -35.9% |
| 2012 | 25.17 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 24.46 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 23.77 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 24.19 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 22.49 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 21.85 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 21.16 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 20.54 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 19.92 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 19.36 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 18.72 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 18.08 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 17.45 | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Small Island Developing States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +45.2% | 27.89 | 40.5 |
| 2011 | -35.9% | 40.5 | 25.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.35 | 41.75 | 53.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.59 | 27.89 | 37.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.01 | 20.54 | 40.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.71 | 17.45 | 19.92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States
- 6 Sierra Leone 63.92 compare
- 7 Guinea 63.81 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 61.21 compare
- 9 South Sudan 57.68 compare
- 10 Liberia 55.01 compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 51.8 compare
- 12 Benin 48.82 compare
More health data for Small Island Developing States
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 9,030 (2024)
- Infant deaths 32,047 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 9.62 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 19,940 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 7.91 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 18.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 10,910 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate 1-59 months in Small Island Developing States?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Small Island Developing States was 17.45 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 53.35 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.45 in 2024.
- How does Small Island Developing States rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Small Island Developing States ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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