Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members
OECD members: Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate was -4.43 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members is -4.43 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 365.7% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members peaked at -0.9522 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -5.55 % change on previous year, in 1996.
OECD members ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -4.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -4.9 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1993 | -5.1 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1994 | -5.23 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1995 | -5.53 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1996 | -5.55 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -5.29 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1998 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1999 | -5.07 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -5.17 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2001 | -5.27 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2002 | -5.39 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2003 | -4.77 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2004 | -3.97 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 2005 | -3.69 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2006 | -3.25 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2007 | -2.86 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2008 | -3.04 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2009 | -3.55 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2010 | -4 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2011 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2012 | -3.09 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 2013 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2014 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2015 | -2.73 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2016 | -3.13 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 2017 | -3.3 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2018 | -3.25 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2019 | -3.07 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2020 | -3.75 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 2021 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2022 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 2023 | -0.9522 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 2024 | -4.43 % change on previous year | +365.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -365.7% | -0.9522 % change on previous year | -4.43 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +59.8% | -2.37 % change on previous year | -0.9522 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.17 % change on previous year | -5.55 % change on previous year | -4.78 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -4.1 % change on previous year | -5.39 % change on previous year | -2.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.2 % change on previous year | -4 % change on previous year | -2.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.93 % change on previous year | -4.43 % change on previous year | -0.9522 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 36 Andorra 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Croatia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Lithuania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Monaco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Montenegro 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Palau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Tonga 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 36 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.2277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members?
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members was -4.43 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9522 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.55 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does OECD members rank for number of infant deaths, annual growth rate?
- OECD members ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.