Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 2.11 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income is 2.11 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Lower middle income peaked at 4.98 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.11 million, in 2024.
Lower middle income ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.98 million | — |
| 1991 | 4.92 million | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.86 million | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.79 million | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.72 million | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.66 million | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.59 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 4.50 million | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 4.41 million | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.32 million | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 4.24 million | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.15 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.04 million | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.91 million | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.79 million | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.66 million | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.54 million | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.44 million | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.36 million | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.27 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.19 million | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.09 million | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.00 million | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.90 million | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.79 million | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.70 million | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.62 million | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.53 million | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.45 million | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.38 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.30 million | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.24 million | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.20 million | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.16 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.11 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.68 million | 4.32 million | 4.98 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.74 million | 3.27 million | 4.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.76 million | 2.38 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million | 2.11 million | 2.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 3 Pakistan 329,205 compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 247,025 compare
- 5 Ethiopia 141,578 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 84,684 compare
- 7 Niger 71,909 compare
- 8 Sudan 71,271 compare
- 9 Afghanistan 70,975 compare
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0422 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Lower middle income?
- Number of infant deaths in Lower middle income was 2.11 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for number of infant deaths?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.