Mortality rate, infant in OECD members
OECD members: Mortality rate, infant was 5.84 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.84 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
41st
of 45 groups
All-time high
18.22 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
5.84 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 5.84 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in OECD members peaked at 18.22 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.84 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places OECD members 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.22 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 17.45 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 16.69 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 16.07 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 15.35 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 14.67 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 13.93 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 13.26 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 12.63 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 12.03 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 11.38 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 10.44 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9.96 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 9.54 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 8.82 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 8.48 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.18 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.93 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.65 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 7.45 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 6.73 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.57 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.44 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.35 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.24 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.17 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.06 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.05 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.84 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.03 per 1,000 live births | 12.03 per 1,000 live births | 18.22 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.48 per 1,000 live births | 7.93 per 1,000 live births | 11.38 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.87 per 1,000 live births | 6.24 per 1,000 live births | 7.65 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.03 per 1,000 live births | 5.84 per 1,000 live births | 6.17 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 38 Yemen 33.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 39 Dominica 33.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 40 Myanmar 32.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Gambia 32.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Angola 32.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Botswana 32.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 31.3 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 692.67 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in OECD members?
- Mortality rate, infant in OECD members was 5.84 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 18.22 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.84 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for mortality rate, infant?
- OECD members ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.