Number of infant deaths, per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Djibouti, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per capita in Djibouti is 0.0009 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.0042 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0042 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.003 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.001 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.001 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.0009 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0008 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.0009 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0002 units per person, 3.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5304 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in Djibouti?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Djibouti was 0.0009 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.