Mortality rate, infant in IDA only
IDA only: Mortality rate, infant was 39.48 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
39.48 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
12th
of 45 groups
All-time high
102.27 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
39.48 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in IDA 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
IDA only recorded 39.48 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 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in IDA only peaked at 102.27 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39.48 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
IDA only ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in IDA only, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 102.27 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 102 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 100.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 98.63 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 96.17 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 93.05 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 93.11 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 90.72 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 89.93 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 84.99 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 81.92 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 79.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 75.52 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 72.45 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 69.73 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 65.45 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 62.61 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 60.05 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 56.82 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 54.59 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 54.61 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51.16 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 49.46 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 49.05 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 47.16 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 46.53 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 44.38 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 43.51 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 43.12 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 43.45 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 40.64 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 39.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.13 per 1,000 live births | 84.99 per 1,000 live births | 102.27 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.23 per 1,000 live births | 56.82 per 1,000 live births | 81.92 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.86 per 1,000 live births | 43.51 per 1,000 live births | 54.61 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.82 per 1,000 live births | 39.48 per 1,000 live births | 43.45 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 56.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Chad 56.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 56.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 54.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Afghanistan 48.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Pakistan 48.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 47.6 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IDA only
- Population, male, per capita 0.4965 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 644.03 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.1% (2025)
- Population, female 50.3% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in IDA only?
- Mortality rate, infant in IDA only was 39.48 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 102.27 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.48 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA only rank for mortality rate, infant?
- IDA only ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.