Mortality rate, infant in South Asia
South Asia: Mortality rate, infant was 23.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 4.1%
Rank
24th
of 45 groups
All-time high
85.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
23.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in South Asia, 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 South Asia stood at 23.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in South Asia peaked at 85.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places South Asia 24th 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 83.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 81.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 79.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 77.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 75.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 73.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 69.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 67.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 62.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 60.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 58.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 54.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 50.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 44.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 40.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 37 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 35.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 31.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 25.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.32 per 1,000 live births | 67.1 per 1,000 live births | 85.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.66 per 1,000 live births | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.38 per 1,000 live births | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | 44.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 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
- 27 Haiti 39 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3493 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in South Asia?
- Mortality rate, infant in South Asia 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?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does South Asia rank for mortality rate, infant?
- South Asia ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.