Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 23.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 23.2 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 4.2% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 85.53 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th 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 (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.53 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 83.35 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 81.28 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 79.28 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 77.31 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 75.35 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 73.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 71.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 69.23 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 67.09 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 64.89 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 62.72 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 60.68 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 58.59 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 56.69 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 54.61 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 52.59 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 50.61 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 48.69 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 46.75 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 44.72 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 42.73 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 40.81 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 38.81 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 36.96 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 35.15 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 33.52 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 31.88 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 30.36 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 28.94 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 27.55 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 26.39 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 25.25 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 24.23 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.32 per 1,000 live births | 67.09 per 1,000 live births | 85.53 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.68 per 1,000 live births | 46.75 per 1,000 live births | 64.89 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.39 per 1,000 live births | 28.94 per 1,000 live births | 44.72 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.32 per 1,000 live births | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | 27.55 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More health data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Mortality rate, infant in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 23.2 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.53 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for mortality rate, infant?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.