Mortality rate, infant, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Mortality rate, infant, male was 32.73 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.73 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
17th
of 47 groups
All-time high
75.18 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
32.73 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Low & middle 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
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, male in Low & middle income stood at 32.73 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Low & middle income peaked at 75.18 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 32.73 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 17th 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, male in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.98 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 75.18 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.26 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 73.11 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 71.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 70.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 69.35 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 67.71 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 66.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 64.24 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 61.98 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 60.27 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 57.92 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 55.78 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 53.97 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 51.49 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 49.58 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 47.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 46.01 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 44.58 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 43.02 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 42.06 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 39.93 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 38.83 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 37.79 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 37.08 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 36.07 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 35.34 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 34.94 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 34.44 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.62 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.65 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 33.54 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 32.73 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.72 per 1,000 live births | 64.24 per 1,000 live births | 75.18 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.93 per 1,000 live births | 44.58 per 1,000 live births | 61.98 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.95 per 1,000 live births | 34.44 per 1,000 live births | 43.02 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.99 per 1,000 live births | 32.73 per 1,000 live births | 34.65 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 52.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Afghanistan 52 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Mali 51.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 50.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Benin 49.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 47.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Madagascar 47.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Mozambique 47.3 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Low & middle income?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Low & middle income was 32.73 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.18 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.73 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.