Number of infant deaths in IDA blend

IDA blend: Number of infant deaths was 1.04 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.04 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.30 million
in 1996
All-time low
1.04 million
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of infant deaths in IDA blend, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 1.2M1991: 1.3M1992: 1.3M1993: 1.3M1994: 1.3M1995: 1.3M1996: 1.3M1997: 1.3M1998: 1.3M1999: 1.3M2000: 1.3M2001: 1.3M2002: 1.2M2003: 1.2M2004: 1.2M2005: 1.2M2006: 1.2M2007: 1.2M2008: 1.2M2009: 1.2M2010: 1.2M2011: 1.2M2012: 1.2M2013: 1.2M2014: 1.2M2015: 1.1M2016: 1.1M2017: 1.1M2018: 1.1M2019: 1.1M2020: 1.1M2021: 1.1M2022: 1.1M2023: 1.1M2024: 1.0M

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

Annual values for Number of infant deaths in IDA blend, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 13 Mozambique 55,191 compare
  2. 14 Somalia 51,546 compare
  3. 15 Kenya 51,310 compare
  4. 16 Egypt 50,279 compare
  5. 17 Chad 47,333 compare
  6. 18 Yemen 46,799 compare
  7. 19 Mali 45,233 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
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