Number of infant deaths, per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Least developed countries, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per capita in Least developed countries is 0.0012 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 0.0045 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 2024.
That places Least developed countries 11th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0045 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.003 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.002 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 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
- 14 Mozambique 0.0016 units per person compare
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in Least developed countries?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Least developed countries was 0.0012 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.