Mortality rate, infant, male in World
World: Mortality rate, infant, male was 29.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
29.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
67.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
29.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in World, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, male in World is 29.9 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in World peaked at 67.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
World ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 67 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 62.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 61.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 60.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 56.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 54.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 52.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 50.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 48.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 44.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 43.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 41.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 38.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 36.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 35.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 33.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 31.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.96 per 1,000 live births | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.92 per 1,000 live births | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | 56.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.41 per 1,000 live births | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.98 per 1,000 live births | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 16 Mali 51.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 50.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in World?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in World was 29.9 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does World rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- World ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.