Mortality rate, infant in Djibouti
Djibouti: Mortality rate, infant was 43 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
43 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
21st
of 197 countries
All-time high
108.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1978
All-time low
43 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Djibouti, 1978–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 43 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Djibouti peaked at 108.2 per 1,000 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 43 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 21st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1979 | 106.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 104.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 102.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 101.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 99.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 97.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 95.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 92.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 90.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 89.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 87.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 86.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 86.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 85.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 85.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 84.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 84 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 83.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 82.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 81.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 80.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 79 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 77.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 75.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 74.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 71.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 69.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 66.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 64.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 55 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 51.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 50.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 45.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 44.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 43 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.3 per 1,000 live births | 106.4 per 1,000 live births | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | 2 |
| 1980s | 96.67 per 1,000 live births | 89.2 per 1,000 live births | 104.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.75 per 1,000 live births | 81.5 per 1,000 live births | 87.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.44 per 1,000 live births | 66.2 per 1,000 live births | 80.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.41 per 1,000 live births | 50.2 per 1,000 live births | 64.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.84 per 1,000 live births | 43 per 1,000 live births | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 44.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Mozambique 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Madagascar 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Sudan 42.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Eswatini 42.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Djibouti?
- Mortality rate, infant in Djibouti was 43 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 recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 108.2 per 1,000 live births in 1978.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Djibouti ranks 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.