Mortality rate, infant, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Mortality rate, infant, female was 16.87 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant, female in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states is 16.87 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 25.36 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.87 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Pacific island small states ranks 27th 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.36 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 24.57 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 23.07 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 22.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 21.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 21.46 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 21.08 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 20.71 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 20.34 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 20.06 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 19.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 19.65 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.36 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 19.26 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 19.18 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.03 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 18.81 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 18.71 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.16 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 17.86 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.56 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 17.28 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.08 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.22 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.37 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 17.61 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.57 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 17.42 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 17.21 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.87 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.48 per 1,000 live births | 20.34 per 1,000 live births | 25.36 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.31 per 1,000 live births | 18.71 per 1,000 live births | 20.06 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.43 per 1,000 live births | 17.08 per 1,000 live births | 18.16 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.33 per 1,000 live births | 16.87 per 1,000 live births | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 24 Eswatini 37.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Pacific island small states?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Pacific island small states was 16.87 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 25.36 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.87 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.