Number of infant deaths in Other small states
Other small states: Number of infant deaths was 4,816 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 4,816, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Other small states peaked at 15,686 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,816, in 2024.
Other small states ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,686 | — |
| 1991 | 15,581 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 15,366 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 14,884 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 14,397 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 14,100 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 13,592 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 13,177 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 13,003 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 13,288 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 10,840 | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 10,257 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 10,144 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10,038 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 9,801 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 9,453 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 8,834 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 8,596 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 8,457 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 8,158 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 7,811 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 7,416 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 7,225 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 6,989 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 6,807 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 6,501 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 6,199 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 6,000 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5,727 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5,572 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 5,433 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 5,283 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 5,153 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 4,993 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 4,816 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,307 | 13,003 | 15,686 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,458 | 8,158 | 10,840 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,625 | 5,572 | 7,811 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,136 | 4,816 | 5,433 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 39 United States of America 20,024 compare
- 40 Algeria 17,336 compare
- 41 Viet Nam 16,438 compare
- 42 Senegal 15,406 compare
- 43 Central African Republic 14,130 compare
- 44 Burundi 14,071 compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 14,038 compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.5098 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2319 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Other small states?
- Number of infant deaths in Other small states was 4,816 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 15,686 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,816 in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for number of infant deaths?
- Other small states ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.