Mortality rate, infant in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Mortality rate, infant was 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
44th
of 45 groups
All-time high
9.03 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 4.1 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 9.03 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Post-demographic dividend 44th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.03 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 8.69 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 8.41 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 8.03 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 7.59 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 7.27 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 6.96 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 6.69 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.44 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 6.23 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 6.06 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 5.89 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 5.79 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.66 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.52 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.43 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.33 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.21 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.09 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 4.79 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.58 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.51 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.41 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.36 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.28 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.21 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.19 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.12 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.11 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.11 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.53 per 1,000 live births | 6.23 per 1,000 live births | 9.03 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.49 per 1,000 live births | 4.97 per 1,000 live births | 6.06 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 per 1,000 live births | 4.12 per 1,000 live births | 4.79 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.11 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 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
- 45 Burundi 30.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Turkmenistan 30.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Mauritania 30.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0759 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 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 -0.9616 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5066 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Post-demographic dividend?
- Mortality rate, infant in Post-demographic dividend was 4.1 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.