Mortality rate, infant in High income
High income: Mortality rate, infant was 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
43rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
11.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
4.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in High 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
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in High income stood at 4.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in High income peaked at 11.4 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2021.
That places High income 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in High income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 10 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.49 per 1,000 live births | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.58 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.94 per 1,000 live births | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 per 1,000 live births | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 40 Myanmar 32.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Gambia 32.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Angola 32.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Botswana 32.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 31.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Burundi 30.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Turkmenistan 30.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.922 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in High income?
- Mortality rate, infant in High income was 4.2 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2021.
- How does High income rank for mortality rate, infant?
- High income ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High 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 (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.