Mortality rate, infant, male in Other small states
Other small states: Mortality rate, infant, male was 26.87 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.87 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
23rd
of 47 groups
All-time high
68.95 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
26.87 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Other small states, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 26.87 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Other small states peaked at 68.95 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.87 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Other small states 23rd 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.95 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 68.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 66.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 65.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 65.33 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 65.43 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.24 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 63.31 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 63.15 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 64.06 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 52.82 per 1,000 live births | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 52.11 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 51.05 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 49.89 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 48.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 46.62 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 43.62 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 42.33 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 41.33 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 39.84 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 38.36 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 36.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 35.99 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 35.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 34.63 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 33.42 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 32.14 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 31.56 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 30.46 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 29.92 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 29.38 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 28.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 28.38 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 26.87 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.52 per 1,000 live births | 63.15 per 1,000 live births | 68.95 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.78 per 1,000 live births | 39.84 per 1,000 live births | 52.82 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.86 per 1,000 live births | 29.92 per 1,000 live births | 38.36 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.19 per 1,000 live births | 26.87 per 1,000 live births | 29.38 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 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
- 25 Eswatini 46.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Cameroon 44.6 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0231 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Other small states?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Other small states was 26.87 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 68.95 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.87 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Other small states ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.