Number of infant deaths in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of infant deaths was 3.57 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Low & middle income, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Low & middle income stood at 3.57 million. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Low & middle income peaked at 8.79 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.57 million, in 2024.
Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.79 million | — |
| 1991 | 8.61 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 8.34 million | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 8.16 million | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 7.99 million | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 7.83 million | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 7.71 million | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 7.52 million | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 7.38 million | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.13 million | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 6.96 million | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.79 million | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 6.54 million | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 6.31 million | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.12 million | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 5.86 million | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.67 million | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.51 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.37 million | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5.25 million | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.10 million | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 5.00 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.81 million | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.66 million | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.54 million | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.42 million | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.31 million | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.21 million | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.05 million | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.95 million | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.83 million | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.80 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.78 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.65 million | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 3.57 million | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.95 million | 7.13 million | 8.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.04 million | 5.25 million | 6.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 million | 3.95 million | 5.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 million | 3.57 million | 3.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2398 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0083 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Low & middle income?
- Number of infant deaths in Low & middle income was 3.57 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.79 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 million in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of infant deaths?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.