Mortality rate, infant, male in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Mortality rate, infant, male was 26.91 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
26.91 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.9%
Rank
22nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
81.91 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
26.91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate, infant, male in Early-demographic dividend, 1990–2024

204060801990200720241990: 81.9 per 1,000 live births1991: 79.8 per 1,000 live births1992: 77.8 per 1,000 live births1993: 75.8 per 1,000 live births1994: 74.4 per 1,000 live births1995: 71.8 per 1,000 live births1996: 69.8 per 1,000 live births1997: 67.7 per 1,000 live births1998: 65.6 per 1,000 live births1999: 63.7 per 1,000 live births2000: 61.5 per 1,000 live births2001: 59.4 per 1,000 live births2002: 57.2 per 1,000 live births2003: 55.2 per 1,000 live births2004: 53.7 per 1,000 live births2005: 51.6 per 1,000 live births2006: 49.8 per 1,000 live births2007: 48.1 per 1,000 live births2008: 46.5 per 1,000 live births2009: 44.7 per 1,000 live births2010: 43.1 per 1,000 live births2011: 41.4 per 1,000 live births2012: 39.9 per 1,000 live births2013: 38.3 per 1,000 live births2014: 36.9 per 1,000 live births2015: 35.5 per 1,000 live births2016: 34.3 per 1,000 live births2017: 33.2 per 1,000 live births2018: 32.2 per 1,000 live births2019: 31.2 per 1,000 live births2020: 30.4 per 1,000 live births2021: 30.2 per 1,000 live births2022: 29.4 per 1,000 live births2023: 28 per 1,000 live births2024: 26.9 per 1,000 live births

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Early-demographic dividend recorded 26.91 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 81.91 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.91 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd 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, male in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in Early-demographic dividend, 1990 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 live births Change
1990 81.91 per 1,000 live births
1991 79.77 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
1992 77.82 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
1993 75.84 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
1994 74.37 per 1,000 live births -1.9%
1995 71.76 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
1996 69.83 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
1997 67.73 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
1998 65.62 per 1,000 live births -3.1%
1999 63.71 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2000 61.51 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
2001 59.38 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
2002 57.21 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
2003 55.24 per 1,000 live births -3.4%
2004 53.7 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2005 51.56 per 1,000 live births -4.0%
2006 49.83 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
2007 48.05 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
2008 46.54 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
2009 44.75 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
2010 43.14 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
2011 41.42 per 1,000 live births -4.0%
2012 39.86 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
2013 38.32 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
2014 36.87 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
2015 35.55 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
2016 34.32 per 1,000 live births -3.4%
2017 33.16 per 1,000 live births -3.4%
2018 32.19 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2019 31.23 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2020 30.37 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2021 30.22 per 1,000 live births -0.5%
2022 29.37 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2023 28 per 1,000 live births -4.7%
2024 26.91 per 1,000 live births -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.84 per 1,000 live births 63.71 per 1,000 live births 81.91 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 52.78 per 1,000 live births 44.75 per 1,000 live births 61.51 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 36.61 per 1,000 live births 31.23 per 1,000 live births 43.14 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 28.98 per 1,000 live births 26.91 per 1,000 live births 30.37 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 19 Burkina Faso 47.9 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 20 Madagascar 47.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 20 Mozambique 47.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 22 Sudan 47.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 23 Djibouti 46.9 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 24 Guinea-Bissau 46.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  7. 25 Eswatini 46.6 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant, male in Early-demographic dividend?
Mortality rate, infant, male in Early-demographic dividend was 26.91 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, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 81.91 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 26.91 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
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Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.