Mortality rate, infant in IDA total
IDA total: Mortality rate, infant was 44.11 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
44.11 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
8th
of 45 groups
All-time high
101.12 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
44.11 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in IDA 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
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in IDA total stood at 44.11 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in IDA total peaked at 101.12 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44.11 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IDA total 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in IDA total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 101.12 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 100.71 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 99.46 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 98.11 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 96.25 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 93.85 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 93.45 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 91.33 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 90.12 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 86.18 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 83.36 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 80.98 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 77.51 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 74.74 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 72.19 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 68.72 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 66.25 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 64.01 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 62.26 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 59 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 58.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 55.79 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 54.21 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 53.48 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.45 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 51.45 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.98 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 48.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 47.07 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 47.32 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.29 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 45.17 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 44.11 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.06 per 1,000 live births | 86.18 per 1,000 live births | 101.12 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.09 per 1,000 live births | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | 83.36 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.27 per 1,000 live births | 48.1 per 1,000 live births | 59 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.19 per 1,000 live births | 44.11 per 1,000 live births | 47.32 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 5 Liberia 63.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Guinea 59.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 58.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
More health data for IDA total
- Population, male, per capita 0.4993 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 992.02 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.4% (2025)
- Population, female 50.1% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in IDA total?
- Mortality rate, infant in IDA total was 44.11 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 101.12 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.11 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for mortality rate, infant?
- IDA total ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.