Mortality rate, infant in IDA blend
IDA blend: Mortality rate, infant was 52.94 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend stood at 52.94 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in IDA blend peaked at 98.97 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.94 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
IDA blend ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.97 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 98.34 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 97.75 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 97.15 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 96.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 95.34 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 94.08 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 92.48 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 90.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 88.38 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 85.99 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 83.58 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 81.15 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 78.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 76.67 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 74.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 72.74 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 71 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 69.29 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 67.87 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 66.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 65.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 63.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 62.35 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 61.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 60.04 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 59.06 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.19 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 57.38 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 56.62 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 55.83 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 55.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 54.53 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 53.74 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 52.94 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.94 per 1,000 live births | 88.38 per 1,000 live births | 98.97 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.18 per 1,000 live births | 67.87 per 1,000 live births | 85.99 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 61 per 1,000 live births | 56.62 per 1,000 live births | 66.48 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.45 per 1,000 live births | 52.94 per 1,000 live births | 55.83 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population, male, per capita 0.5045 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 71.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.9% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 347.99 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in IDA blend?
- Mortality rate, infant in IDA blend was 52.94 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 98.97 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.94 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA blend rank for mortality rate, infant?
- IDA blend ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.