Mortality rate, infant, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Mortality rate, infant, male was 47.21 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
47.21 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
9th
of 47 groups
All-time high
116.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
47.21 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 47.21 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 116.2 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 47.21 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 115.53 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 116.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 114.79 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 113.34 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 111.26 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 107.67 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 108.64 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 106.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 104.77 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 100.61 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 97.44 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 95.14 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 90.49 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 87 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 83.79 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 78.68 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 75.36 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 72.42 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 69.77 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 68.61 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 65.92 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 65.97 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 61.63 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 59.52 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 58.19 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 56.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 54.57 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.11 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 52.33 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 51.03 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 51.83 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 52.18 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 48.71 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 47.21 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.92 per 1,000 live births | 100.61 per 1,000 live births | 116.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.87 per 1,000 live births | 68.61 per 1,000 live births | 97.44 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.31 per 1,000 live births | 52.33 per 1,000 live births | 65.97 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.19 per 1,000 live births | 47.21 per 1,000 live births | 52.18 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 6 Zimbabwe 68.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Guinea 66 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 64.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 62.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Chad 61.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 59.5 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0179 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 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 47.21 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 116.2 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.21 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.