Number of infant deaths in Low income

Low income: Number of infant deaths was 989,349 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
989,349
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.30 million
in 1998
All-time low
972,024
in 2013
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of infant deaths in Low income, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 1.1M1991: 1.2M1992: 1.2M1993: 1.2M1994: 1.2M1995: 1.2M1996: 1.3M1997: 1.3M1998: 1.3M1999: 1.2M2000: 1.2M2001: 1.2M2002: 1.2M2003: 1.1M2004: 1.1M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.1M2007: 1.0M2008: 1.0M2009: 1.0M2010: 1.0M2011: 1.1M2012: 987.6k2013: 972.0k2014: 991.4k2015: 994.9k2016: 996.8k2017: 1.0M2018: 975.9k2019: 980.7k2020: 975.2k2021: 986.1k2022: 1.0M2023: 991.5k2024: 989.3k

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of infant deaths in Low income stood at 989,349.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Low income peaked at 1.30 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 972,024, in 2013.

Low income ranks 18th of 45 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 Low income, year by year

Annual values for Number of infant deaths in Low income, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 1.13 million
1991 1.17 million +4.1%
1992 1.18 million +0.8%
1993 1.20 million +1.2%
1994 1.20 million +0.2%
1995 1.20 million +0.0%
1996 1.26 million +5.3%
1997 1.26 million -0.2%
1998 1.30 million +3.1%
1999 1.24 million -4.8%
2000 1.23 million -0.8%
2001 1.23 million +0.3%
2002 1.18 million -3.9%
2003 1.15 million -2.7%
2004 1.14 million -1.2%
2005 1.08 million -5.3%
2006 1.05 million -2.2%
2007 1.03 million -1.7%
2008 1.02 million -1.5%
2009 1.04 million +1.8%
2010 1.01 million -2.8%
2011 1.06 million +4.8%
2012 987,631 -6.5%
2013 972,024 -1.6%
2014 991,409 +2.0%
2015 994,863 +0.3%
2016 996,823 +0.2%
2017 1.01 million +1.6%
2018 975,871 -3.6%
2019 980,732 +0.5%
2020 975,226 -0.6%
2021 986,136 +1.1%
2022 1.03 million +4.6%
2023 991,550 -3.8%
2024 989,349 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.21 million 1.13 million 1.30 million 10
2000s 1.11 million 1.02 million 1.23 million 10
2010s 997,621 972,024 1.06 million 10
2020s 994,658 975,226 1.03 million 5

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 15 Kenya 51,310 compare
  2. 16 Egypt 50,279 compare
  3. 17 Chad 47,333 compare
  4. 18 Yemen 46,799 compare
  5. 19 Mali 45,233 compare
  6. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 44,596 compare
  7. 21 Angola 44,571 compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths in Low income?
Number of infant deaths in Low income was 989,349 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 income?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 1998.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 972,024 in 2013.
How does Low income rank for number of infant deaths?
Low income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low 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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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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