Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) was 27.08 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.08 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
18th
of 47 groups
All-time high
65.24 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
27.08 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 27.08 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 65.24 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27.08 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 (per 1,000 live births) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.96 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 65.24 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 64.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 63.78 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 62.67 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 61.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 60.65 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 59.38 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 58.34 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 56.19 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 54.34 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 52.92 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 50.87 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 49.01 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 47.01 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 42.89 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 41.14 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 39.57 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 38.27 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 36.89 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 36.03 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 34.05 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 32.97 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 31.99 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 31.35 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 30.46 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 29.78 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.31 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 28.82 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 28.67 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 28.83 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 28.87 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.81 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 27.08 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.72 per 1,000 live births | 56.19 per 1,000 live births | 65.24 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.08 per 1,000 live births | 38.27 per 1,000 live births | 54.34 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.16 per 1,000 live births | 28.82 per 1,000 live births | 36.89 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.25 per 1,000 live births | 27.08 per 1,000 live births | 28.87 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 15 Pakistan 42.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 42.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Benin 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Mozambique 39.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 39.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Djibouti 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0429 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in IDA & IBRD total was 27.08 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 65.24 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.08 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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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.