Mortality rate, infant in Low income
Low income: Mortality rate, infant was 46.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
46.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
107.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
46.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Low income, 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 Low income is 46.7 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Low income peaked at 107.2 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 46.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Low income ranks 7th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 105.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 106.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 105 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 102.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 99.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 102.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 100.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 101.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 94.7 per 1,000 live births | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 91.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 85.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 81.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 78.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 72.8 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 69.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 66.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 64 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 60.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 55.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 54.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 54.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 51.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 50.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 49.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 49.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 50.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 47.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.52 per 1,000 live births | 94.7 per 1,000 live births | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.36 per 1,000 live births | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | 91.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.82 per 1,000 live births | 50.9 per 1,000 live births | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.74 per 1,000 live births | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | 50.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 4 Somalia 65.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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 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
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.281 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Low income?
- Mortality rate, infant in Low income was 46.7 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 107.2 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Low income ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.