Number of infant deaths in IDA blend
IDA blend: Number of infant deaths was 1.04 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in IDA blend, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in IDA blend is 1.04 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in IDA blend peaked at 1.30 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million, in 2024.
That places IDA blend 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.23 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.25 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.27 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.28 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.29 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.29 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.29 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.29 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.28 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.04 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 1.23 million | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 million | 1.20 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 1.07 million | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million | 1.04 million | 1.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More health data for IDA blend
- Population, male, per capita 0.5045 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 347.99 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.9% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in IDA blend?
- Number of infant deaths in IDA blend was 1.04 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million in 2024.
- How does IDA blend rank for number of infant deaths?
- IDA blend ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.