Mortality rate, infant, male in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Mortality rate, infant, male was 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 4.1%
Rank
36th
of 47 groups
All-time high
48.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
11.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Upper 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
Upper middle income recorded 11.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Upper middle income peaked at 48.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Upper middle income ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 47.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 41.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 33 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 20.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 17.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 15 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 13 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 12.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.34 per 1,000 live births | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.76 per 1,000 live births | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | 33 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.98 per 1,000 live births | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.36 per 1,000 live births | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | 12.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 33 Togo 38.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Timor-Leste 38.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 35 Zambia 38.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 36 Comoros 38 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Kenya 37.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 38 Yemen 37.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 39 Gambia 36.7 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Upper middle income?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Upper middle income was 11.8 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Upper 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 Upper 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.