Mortality rate, infant in Other small states
Other small states: Mortality rate, infant was 24.49 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24.49 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
64.51 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
24.49 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Other small states, 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 Other small states stood at 24.49 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Other small states peaked at 64.51 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.49 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Other small states ranks 23rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.51 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 63.88 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 62.29 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 60.96 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 61.06 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 59.91 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 59.04 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 58.92 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 59.92 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 48.87 per 1,000 live births | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 48.24 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 47.21 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 46.12 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 44.54 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 43.03 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 40.21 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 39.01 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 38.06 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 36.64 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 35.23 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 33.78 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 33.01 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 32.38 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 31.76 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 30.64 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 29.42 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 28.88 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 27.88 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 27.37 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 26.84 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.15 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 24.49 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.19 per 1,000 live births | 58.92 per 1,000 live births | 64.51 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.19 per 1,000 live births | 36.64 per 1,000 live births | 48.87 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.03 per 1,000 live births | 27.37 per 1,000 live births | 35.23 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.74 per 1,000 live births | 24.49 per 1,000 live births | 26.84 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 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
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 42.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Cameroon 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.5098 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Other small states?
- Mortality rate, infant in Other small states was 24.49 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 64.51 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.49 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Other small states ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.