Mortality rate, infant in World
World: Mortality rate, infant was 27.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
19th
of 45 regions
All-time high
64 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
27.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in World, 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 World stood at 27.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in World peaked at 64 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
World ranks 19th of 45 regions 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 World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 64 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 62.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 60.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 57 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 55.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 51.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 48 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 40.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 38 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 34 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 33.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 30 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.51 per 1,000 live births | 55.1 per 1,000 live births | 64 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.37 per 1,000 live births | 38 per 1,000 live births | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.27 per 1,000 live births | 29.2 per 1,000 live births | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.76 per 1,000 live births | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | 29.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 16 Mali 47.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Benin 45.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 44.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Mozambique 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Madagascar 43 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0463 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.104 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9361 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in World?
- Mortality rate, infant in World was 27.7 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 64 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does World rank for mortality rate, infant?
- World ranks 19th out of 45 regions with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.