Number of infant deaths in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Number of infant deaths was 1.34 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 1.34 million for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 1.90 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million, in 2024.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th 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 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.74 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.80 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.81 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.83 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.84 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.83 million | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.89 million | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.89 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.90 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.86 million | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.84 million | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.83 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.77 million | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.70 million | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.63 million | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.59 million | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.56 million | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.44 million | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.41 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.36 million | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.84 million | 1.74 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 million | 1.52 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 1.37 million | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million | 1.34 million | 1.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Number of infant deaths in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 1.34 million in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for number of infant deaths?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.