Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 16.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
28th
of 47 groups
All-time high
56.96 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
16.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in IBRD only, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 16.6 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in IBRD only peaked at 56.96 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
IBRD only ranks 28th of 47 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 (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.96 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 56.51 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 55.44 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 54.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 52.94 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 51.59 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 50.23 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 48.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 47.27 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 45.72 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 43.99 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 42.51 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 40.82 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 39.05 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 37.43 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 35.55 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 32.09 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 30.48 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 28.98 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 27.61 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 26.33 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 24.83 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 23.77 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 22.42 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 21.67 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 20.75 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 19.78 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.87 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 18.57 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 18.17 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 17.76 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 17.26 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.97 per 1,000 live births | 45.72 per 1,000 live births | 56.96 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.47 per 1,000 live births | 28.98 per 1,000 live births | 43.99 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.55 per 1,000 live births | 18.87 per 1,000 live births | 27.61 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.67 per 1,000 live births | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | 18.57 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 42.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Cameroon 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Haiti 39 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Kiribati 38.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 38 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Namibia 36.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 35.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.8445 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6805 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.8062 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in IBRD only?
- Mortality rate, infant in IBRD only was 16.6 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 56.96 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for mortality rate, infant?
- IBRD only ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.