Mortality rate, infant in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Mortality rate, infant was 18.72 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.72 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
27th
of 47 groups
All-time high
27.93 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
18.72 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Pacific island 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
Pacific island small states recorded 18.72 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 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Pacific island small states peaked at 27.93 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.72 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Pacific island small states ranks 27th of 47 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.93 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 27.02 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 26.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 25.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 24.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 24.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 23.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 23.23 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 22.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 22.37 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 22.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 21.71 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 21.56 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 21.25 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 21.19 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 21.15 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 21.08 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 20.93 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 20.72 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 20.61 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 20.06 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 19.73 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.39 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 19.09 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 18.96 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.95 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.08 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.28 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 19.49 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 19.51 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 19.49 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.35 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.08 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 18.72 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.75 per 1,000 live births | 22.37 per 1,000 live births | 27.93 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.22 per 1,000 live births | 20.61 per 1,000 live births | 22.02 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.29 per 1,000 live births | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | 20.06 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 per 1,000 live births | 18.72 per 1,000 live births | 19.51 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 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
- 27 Haiti 39 per 1,000 live births compare
- 28 Kiribati 38.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Malawi 38 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Namibia 36.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Pacific island small states?
- Mortality rate, infant in Pacific island small states was 18.72 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 27.93 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.72 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Pacific island small states ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.