Mortality rate, infant, female in South Asia
South Asia: Mortality rate, infant, female was 22.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant, female in South Asia, 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 South Asia is 22.7 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 4.2% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in South Asia peaked at 82.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places South Asia 23rd out of 47 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 80.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 78.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 77.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 73.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 72.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 68.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 64.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 62.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 60.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 59 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 52.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 48.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 43.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 41 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 39 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 37 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 35.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 31.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 28.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 26 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 24.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 23.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.55 per 1,000 live births | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | 82.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.75 per 1,000 live births | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | 64.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.42 per 1,000 live births | 28.6 per 1,000 live births | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.88 per 1,000 live births | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Djibouti 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Madagascar 38.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Sudan 38.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in South Asia?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in South Asia was 22.7 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does South Asia rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- South Asia ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.