Number of infant deaths in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Number of infant deaths was 39,911 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Post-demographic dividend stood at 39,911. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 115,689 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39,911, in 2024.
That places Post-demographic dividend 39th out of 45 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 115,689 | — |
| 1991 | 110,999 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 106,182 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 99,406 | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 91,856 | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 86,482 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 81,906 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 78,251 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 75,034 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 72,176 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 70,099 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 67,923 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 65,541 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 64,190 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 63,316 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 62,227 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 61,722 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 61,538 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 60,778 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 59,153 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 56,884 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 54,834 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 53,343 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 51,906 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 50,636 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 49,633 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 48,554 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 47,084 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 45,365 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 44,010 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 42,627 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 41,883 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 41,495 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 40,530 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 39,911 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91,798 | 72,176 | 115,689 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,649 | 59,153 | 70,099 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,225 | 44,010 | 56,884 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,289 | 39,911 | 42,627 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 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 -0.9616 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 167.49 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Post-demographic dividend?
- Number of infant deaths in Post-demographic dividend was 39,911 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 115,689 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,911 in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for number of infant deaths?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.