Number of infant deaths in Small states
Small states: Number of infant deaths was 7,065 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Small states, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Small states recorded 7,065 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Small states peaked at 20,413 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,065, in 2024.
Small states ranks 41st 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,413 | — |
| 1991 | 20,122 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 19,740 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 19,107 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 18,480 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 18,060 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 17,435 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 16,908 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 16,627 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 16,818 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 14,282 | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 13,611 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 13,408 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 13,203 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 12,897 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 12,505 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 11,861 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 11,602 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 11,431 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 11,106 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 10,691 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 10,240 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 10,007 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 9,734 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 9,523 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 9,180 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 8,833 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 8,587 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 8,266 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 8,113 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7,913 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 7,704 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 7,519 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 7,301 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 7,065 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,371 | 16,627 | 20,413 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,591 | 11,106 | 14,282 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,317 | 8,113 | 10,691 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,500 | 7,065 | 7,913 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.8321 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.4311 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1233 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 -0.4005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1183 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 -0.4626 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Small states?
- Number of infant deaths in Small states was 7,065 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 20,413 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,065 in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for number of infant deaths?
- Small states ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.