Number of infant deaths in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Number of infant deaths was 1,171 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Pacific island small states, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Pacific island small states stood at 1,171. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Pacific island small states peaked at 1,650 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,171, in 2024.
That places Pacific island small states 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,650 | — |
| 1991 | 1,600 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,553 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1,510 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1,473 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1,443 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1,415 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1,387 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1,358 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1,337 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1,317 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1,303 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,300 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,288 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,291 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,295 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,301 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,304 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,296 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,295 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,266 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1,247 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,235 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,226 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,226 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,229 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,227 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,230 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,230 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,237 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,231 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,225 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,211 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,191 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1,171 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,473 | 1,337 | 1,650 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,299 | 1,288 | 1,317 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,235 | 1,226 | 1,266 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,206 | 1,171 | 1,231 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 43 Central African Republic 14,130 compare
- 44 Burundi 14,071 compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 14,038 compare
- 46 Nepal 12,587 compare
- 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11,969 compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 11,924 compare
- 49 Rwanda 11,626 compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.4559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Pacific island small states?
- Number of infant deaths in Pacific island small states was 1,171 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1,650 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,171 in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for number of infant deaths?
- Pacific island small states ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.