Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in World
World: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) was 25.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant, female in World, 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 World is 25.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in World peaked at 60 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places World 19th 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 (per 1,000 live births) in World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 60 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 57.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 55.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 53.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 51.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 50.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 48.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 39.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 38 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 31.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 30.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.86 per 1,000 live births | 51.8 per 1,000 live births | 60 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | 50.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.95 per 1,000 live births | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.32 per 1,000 live births | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 22 Madagascar 38.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Sudan 38.4 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in World?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in World was 25.3 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 60 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does World rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- World ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.