Mortality rate, infant, male in High income
High income: Mortality rate, infant, male was 4.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
43rd
of 47 groups
All-time high
12.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
4.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in High income, 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, male in High income is 4.6 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 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in High income peaked at 12.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2021.
High income ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in High income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 11 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.49 per 1,000 live births | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 12.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.24 per 1,000 live births | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 40 Myanmar 36.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Angola 35.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Botswana 35.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Dominica 35.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Turkmenistan 34.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Burundi 33.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Papua New Guinea 33.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0308 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in High income?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in High income was 4.6 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 per 1,000 live births in 2021.
- How does High income rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- High income ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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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About this data
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.