Mortality rate, infant, male in Low income
Low income: Mortality rate, infant, male was 51.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
51.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
7th
of 47 groups
All-time high
113.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
51.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Low 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
Low income recorded 51.1 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 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Low income peaked at 113.9 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 51.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Low income ranks 7th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 112 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 113.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 112.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 111.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 109.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 106.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 109.1 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 107.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 101.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 96.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 91.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 87.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 84.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 78.5 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 72.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 69.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 69 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 65.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 62.3 per 1,000 live births | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 60.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 60 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 53.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 55.1 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 52.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.15 per 1,000 live births | 101.1 per 1,000 live births | 113.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.16 per 1,000 live births | 69 per 1,000 live births | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.68 per 1,000 live births | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.28 per 1,000 live births | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | 55.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 5 Liberia 69.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Low income?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Low income was 51.1 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 113.9 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Low income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.