Mortality rate, infant, female in IDA only
IDA only: Mortality rate, infant, female was 35.32 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
35.32 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
12th
of 47 groups
All-time high
94.48 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
35.32 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in IDA 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
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in IDA only stood at 35.32 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in IDA only peaked at 94.48 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.32 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IDA only 12th out of 47 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, infant, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.48 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 94.29 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 92.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 91.05 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 88.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 85.67 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 85.79 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 82.86 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 78.04 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 75.12 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 72.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 69 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 66.08 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 63.46 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 59.32 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 56.63 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 54.21 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 52.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 51.26 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 49.16 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 49.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 46.01 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 44.41 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 44.09 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 43.26 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 41.82 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 39.76 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 38.96 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 37.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 38.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 39.11 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.37 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 35.32 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.71 per 1,000 live births | 78.04 per 1,000 live births | 94.48 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.05 per 1,000 live births | 51.26 per 1,000 live births | 75.12 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.92 per 1,000 live births | 38.96 per 1,000 live births | 49.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.49 per 1,000 live births | 35.32 per 1,000 live births | 39.11 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 9 Chad 50.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 50.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 49.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Afghanistan 44.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Mali 43.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Pakistan 42.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in IDA only?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in IDA only was 35.32 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 94.48 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.32 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA only rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- IDA only ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.