Mortality rate, infant, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Mortality rate, infant, female was 27.43 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.43 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
17th
of 47 groups
All-time high
66.39 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
27.43 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income stood at 27.43 per 1,000 live births. 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 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Low & middle income peaked at 66.39 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27.43 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Low & middle income ranks 17th 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 in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.14 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 66.39 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.64 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 64.71 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 63.58 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 62.35 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 61.57 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 60.26 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 56.99 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 55.12 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 53.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 51.63 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 49.69 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 47.68 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 45.44 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 43.52 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 41.78 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 40.21 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 36.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 32.52 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 31.87 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 30.96 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.24 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 29.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.23 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.08 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.23 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.25 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 28.17 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 27.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.68 per 1,000 live births | 56.99 per 1,000 live births | 66.39 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.77 per 1,000 live births | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | 55.12 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.68 per 1,000 live births | 29.23 per 1,000 live births | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.64 per 1,000 live births | 27.43 per 1,000 live births | 29.25 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 14 Mali 43.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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 Côte d'Ivoire 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Djibouti 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Low & middle income?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Low & middle income was 27.43 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.39 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.43 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.