Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in World
World: Number of infant deaths, female, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in World, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0002 units per person for number of infant deaths, female, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per capita in World peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2024.
That places World 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 Benin 0.0007 units per person compare
- 16 Sudan 0.0006 units per person compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.0006 units per person compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0006 units per person compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 0.0006 units per person compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.0006 units per person compare
- 21 Lesotho 0.0006 units per person compare
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per capita in World?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in World was 0.0002 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2024.
- How does World rank for number of infant deaths, female, per capita?
- World ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.