Mortality rate, infant in Middle income
Middle income: Mortality rate, infant was 26.18 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.18 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
21st
of 45 groups
All-time high
66.16 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
26.18 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Middle 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
Middle income recorded 26.18 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Middle income peaked at 66.16 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.18 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Middle income 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.16 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 65.95 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 64.95 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 63.78 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 62.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 61.29 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 59.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 58.49 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 56.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 55.28 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 53.31 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 51.66 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 49.81 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 47.95 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 46.15 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 44.23 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 42.49 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 40.85 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 39.41 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 37.85 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 36.59 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 35.22 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 33.65 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 32.64 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 31.36 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 30.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 29.59 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 28.68 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 27.94 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 27.86 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 27.62 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.29 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 26.83 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 26.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.54 per 1,000 live births | 55.28 per 1,000 live births | 66.16 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.37 per 1,000 live births | 37.85 per 1,000 live births | 53.31 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.48 per 1,000 live births | 27.94 per 1,000 live births | 36.59 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.15 per 1,000 live births | 26.18 per 1,000 live births | 27.86 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 44.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Mozambique 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Madagascar 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Sudan 42.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Eswatini 42.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Middle income?
- Mortality rate, infant in Middle income was 26.18 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.16 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.18 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Middle income rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Middle income ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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.