Number of infant deaths, per capita in World
World: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in World, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per capita in World is 0.0004 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in World peaked at 0.0017 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2024.
World ranks 21st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.001 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 0.0014 units per person compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 0.0013 units per person compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.0013 units per person compare
- 21 Lesotho 0.0013 units per person compare
- 22 Cameroon 0.0013 units per person compare
- 23 Pakistan 0.0013 units per person compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 0.0012 units per person compare
More health data for World
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.47 % 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 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in World?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in World was 0.0004 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2024.
- How does World rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- World ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.