Mortality rate, infant in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Mortality rate, infant was 40.67 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
40.67 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
107.92 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
40.67 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Least developed countries, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 40.67 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 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Least developed countries peaked at 107.92 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40.67 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Least developed countries ranks 11th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 107.92 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 107.69 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 106.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 104.14 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 101.52 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 98.24 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 98.31 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 95.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 94.88 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 89.79 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 86.53 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 84.05 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 79.75 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 76.43 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 73.37 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 68.81 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 65.69 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 62.95 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 60.94 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 56.92 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 56.86 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 53.05 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 51.17 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 50.63 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 49.54 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 48.53 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 47.84 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 45.61 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 44.77 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 43.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 44.39 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 44.73 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 41.85 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 40.67 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.43 per 1,000 live births | 89.79 per 1,000 live births | 107.92 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.78 per 1,000 live births | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | 86.53 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.49 per 1,000 live births | 44.77 per 1,000 live births | 56.92 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.06 per 1,000 live births | 40.67 per 1,000 live births | 44.73 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 8 Central African Republic 58.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3842 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Least developed countries?
- Mortality rate, infant in Least developed countries was 40.67 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 107.92 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.67 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Least developed countries ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.