Number of infant deaths, per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in IDA total, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per capita in IDA total is 0.0013 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in IDA total peaked at 0.0041 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 2024.
That places IDA total 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in IDA total, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0041 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.003 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.002 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 7 South Sudan 0.002 units per person compare
- 8 Guinea 0.002 units per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.0019 units per person compare
- 10 Mali 0.0018 units per person compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 0.0018 units per person compare
- 12 Afghanistan 0.0017 units per person compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.0016 units per person compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5843 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.77 % 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 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 35.49 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in IDA total?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in IDA total was 0.0013 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- IDA total ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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)
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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.