Mortality rate, infant in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Mortality rate, infant was 25.06 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.06 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 4.1%
Rank
22nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
77.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
25.06 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Early-demographic dividend, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 25.06 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 77.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.06 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Early-demographic dividend 22nd out of 45 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 in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 75.71 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 73.92 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 72.14 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 70.85 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 68.49 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 66.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 64.84 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 62.88 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 58.94 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 56.98 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 55.08 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 53.18 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 51.45 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 49.46 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 47.66 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 45.96 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 44.51 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 42.71 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 41.19 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 39.48 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 37.94 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 34.94 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 33.63 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 32.44 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 29.36 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 28.45 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 28.33 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 27.48 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 26.14 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 25.06 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.41 per 1,000 live births | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | 77.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.59 per 1,000 live births | 42.71 per 1,000 live births | 58.94 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | 29.36 per 1,000 live births | 41.19 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.09 per 1,000 live births | 25.06 per 1,000 live births | 28.45 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 19 Mozambique 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 43 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
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 42.1 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Early-demographic dividend?
- Mortality rate, infant in Early-demographic dividend was 25.06 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.06 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.