Mortality rate, infant, male in South Asia
South Asia: Mortality rate, infant, male was 23.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
26th
of 47 groups
All-time high
88.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
23.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in South Asia, 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 South Asia stood at 23.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in South Asia peaked at 88.3 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places South Asia 26th 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 85.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 83.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 81.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 79 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 72.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 69.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 68 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 65.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 56.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 54.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 52.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 36.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 35.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 31.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 27.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 25.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 23.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.93 per 1,000 live births | 68 per 1,000 live births | 88.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.57 per 1,000 live births | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | 65.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.27 per 1,000 live births | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.74 per 1,000 live births | 23.7 per 1,000 live births | 27.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 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
- 27 Haiti 43.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Kiribati 42.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 42.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in South Asia?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in South Asia was 23.7 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does South Asia rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- South Asia ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.