Mortality rate, infant, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: Mortality rate, infant, female was 15.69 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant, female in IBRD only, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, female in IBRD only is 15.69 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in IBRD only peaked at 53.75 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.69 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IBRD only 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.75 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 53.39 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 52.51 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 51.49 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 50.35 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 49.22 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 47.96 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 46.74 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 45.44 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 43.84 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 42.37 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 41.13 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 39.61 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 38.01 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 36.22 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 34.53 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 32.76 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 31.12 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 29.51 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 26.81 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 25.53 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 24.02 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 22.93 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 20.86 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 19.94 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 18.96 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 18.69 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 18 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 17.73 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 17.26 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 16.84 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 16.35 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 15.69 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.47 per 1,000 live births | 43.84 per 1,000 live births | 53.75 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.33 per 1,000 live births | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | 42.37 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.73 per 1,000 live births | 18 per 1,000 live births | 26.81 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.77 per 1,000 live births | 15.69 per 1,000 live births | 17.73 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 37.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Cameroon 35.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Haiti 34.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Kiribati 34.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 33.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Namibia 32.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 32 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.059 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.07 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 554.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 529.78 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in IBRD only?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in IBRD only was 15.69 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 53.75 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.69 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- IBRD only ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.