Mortality rate, infant, male in Middle income
Middle income: Mortality rate, infant, male was 28.22 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28.22 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
21st
of 47 groups
All-time high
70.02 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
28.22 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in 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 Middle income stood at 28.22 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Middle income peaked at 70.02 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.22 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Middle income 21st 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.02 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 69.77 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.68 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 67.38 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 66.05 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 64.58 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 63.15 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 59.81 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 58.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 56.03 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 54.24 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 52.19 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 50.27 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 48.59 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 46.54 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 44.84 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 43.13 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 41.62 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 40.04 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 38.69 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 37.32 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 34.68 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 33.41 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 32.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.54 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 30.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 30.49 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.91 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.66 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 29.36 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 28.22 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.91 per 1,000 live births | 58.18 per 1,000 live births | 70.02 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.75 per 1,000 live births | 40.04 per 1,000 live births | 56.03 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | 29.91 per 1,000 live births | 38.69 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.21 per 1,000 live births | 28.22 per 1,000 live births | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 22 Sudan 47.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Djibouti 46.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 46.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.007 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Middle income?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Middle income was 28.22 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 70.02 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.22 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Middle income rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Middle income ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.