Number of infant deaths in IDA total
IDA total: Number of infant deaths was 2.52 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in IDA total, 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 total is 2.52 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in IDA total peaked at 3.68 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.52 million, in 2024.
That places IDA total 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.61 million | — |
| 1991 | 3.66 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.67 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.67 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.67 million | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.64 million | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3.68 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.65 million | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.66 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.56 million | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.51 million | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.47 million | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.37 million | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.29 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.22 million | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.11 million | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.05 million | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.00 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.97 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.96 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.90 million | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.92 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.81 million | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.76 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.75 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.72 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.69 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.67 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.61 million | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.59 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.56 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.61 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.56 million | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.52 million | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.65 million | 3.56 million | 3.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.20 million | 2.96 million | 3.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 million | 2.59 million | 2.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million | 2.52 million | 2.64 million | 5 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in IDA total?
- Number of infant deaths in IDA total was 2.52 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for number of infant deaths?
- IDA total ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.