Mortality rate, infant, male in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Mortality rate, infant, male was 35.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
35.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
15th
of 47 groups
All-time high
89.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
35.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Lower 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 Lower middle income stood at 35.5 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Lower middle income peaked at 89.1 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Lower middle income 15th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 87.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 85.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 83.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 82.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 80.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 78.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 74.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 73.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 70.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 68.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 65.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 62 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 59.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 54.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 51.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 49.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 47.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 46.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 41.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 40.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 38.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 37.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 37.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 36.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.26 per 1,000 live births | 73.1 per 1,000 live births | 89.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.21 per 1,000 live births | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | 70.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.77 per 1,000 live births | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | 51.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1 per 1,000 live births | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | 38.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 12 Sierra Leone 59.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Pakistan 53.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Lower middle income?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Lower middle income was 35.5 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.