Mortality rate, infant in Small states
Small states: Mortality rate, infant was 21.79 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.79 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
26th
of 45 groups
All-time high
51.97 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
21.79 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in 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
Small states recorded 21.79 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Small states peaked at 51.97 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.79 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Small states 26th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.97 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 51.37 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 50.17 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 49.14 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 48.58 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 48.18 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 47.24 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 46.45 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 46.68 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 39.42 per 1,000 live births | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 38.88 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 38.24 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 37.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 36.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 35.37 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 33.51 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 32.65 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 31.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 30.98 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 29.94 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 28.89 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 28.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 27.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 27.16 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 26.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 25.56 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 25.15 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 24.19 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 23.27 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 22.44 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 21.79 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | 51.97 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.49 per 1,000 live births | 30.98 per 1,000 live births | 39.42 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.77 per 1,000 live births | 24.19 per 1,000 live births | 29.94 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.84 per 1,000 live births | 21.79 per 1,000 live births | 23.75 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 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
- 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
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- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.8321 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.4311 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1233 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 -0.4005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1183 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 -0.4626 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Small states?
- Mortality rate, infant in Small states was 21.79 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 51.97 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.79 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Small states ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.