Mortality rate, infant in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Mortality rate, infant was 29.77 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
29.77 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
69.72 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
29.77 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in IDA & IBRD total, 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 in IDA & IBRD total is 29.77 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 69.72 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 29.77 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IDA & IBRD total 18th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.46 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 69.72 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 68.04 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 66.82 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 65.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 64.61 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 63.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 61.99 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 59.87 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 57.82 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 56.24 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 54.08 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 50.21 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 47.86 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 45.96 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 44.14 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 42.53 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 41.14 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 39.68 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 38.78 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 36.73 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 35.67 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 34.65 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 33.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 33.05 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 32.37 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.93 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 31.48 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 31.36 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.58 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 31.61 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 30.52 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 29.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.81 per 1,000 live births | 59.87 per 1,000 live births | 69.72 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.21 per 1,000 live births | 41.14 per 1,000 live births | 57.82 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.83 per 1,000 live births | 31.48 per 1,000 live births | 39.68 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.97 per 1,000 live births | 29.77 per 1,000 live births | 31.61 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 47.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Mali 47.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Benin 45.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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 Djibouti 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Madagascar 43 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1262 units per person (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 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0087 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in IDA & IBRD total?
- Mortality rate, infant in IDA & IBRD total was 29.77 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 69.72 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.77 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for mortality rate, infant?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.