Number of infant deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Number of infant deaths, female was 729,580 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
729,580
Change on year
down 4.2%
Rank
10th
of 43 groups
All-time high
2.36 million
in 1990
All-time low
729,580
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of infant deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1990–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1990200720241990: 2.4M1991: 2.3M1992: 2.3M1993: 2.2M1994: 2.2M1995: 2.1M1996: 2.1M1997: 2.0M1998: 1.9M1999: 1.9M2000: 1.8M2001: 1.8M2002: 1.7M2003: 1.7M2004: 1.6M2005: 1.6M2006: 1.5M2007: 1.4M2008: 1.4M2009: 1.3M2010: 1.3M2011: 1.2M2012: 1.2M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.0M2016: 1.0M2017: 955.0k2018: 914.2k2019: 877.2k2020: 838.2k2021: 827.6k2022: 800.7k2023: 761.5k2024: 729.6k

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Analysis

Early-demographic dividend recorded 729,580 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 2.36 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 729,580, in 2024.

That places Early-demographic dividend 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Number of infant deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Number of infant deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 2.36 million
1991 2.31 million -2.2%
1992 2.26 million -2.1%
1993 2.21 million -2.2%
1994 2.18 million -1.6%
1995 2.11 million -3.1%
1996 2.05 million -2.7%
1997 2.00 million -2.4%
1998 1.95 million -2.5%
1999 1.89 million -3.2%
2000 1.84 million -2.4%
2001 1.79 million -2.5%
2002 1.74 million -3.0%
2003 1.68 million -3.6%
2004 1.61 million -4.0%
2005 1.55 million -3.8%
2006 1.49 million -3.9%
2007 1.44 million -3.4%
2008 1.40 million -2.9%
2009 1.35 million -3.7%
2010 1.30 million -3.2%
2011 1.25 million -4.2%
2012 1.20 million -3.9%
2013 1.15 million -4.3%
2014 1.09 million -5.1%
2015 1.04 million -4.5%
2016 1.00 million -3.9%
2017 955,030 -4.5%
2018 914,185 -4.3%
2019 877,180 -4.0%
2020 838,245 -4.4%
2021 827,571 -1.3%
2022 800,713 -3.2%
2023 761,475 -4.9%
2024 729,580 -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.13 million 1.89 million 2.36 million 10
2000s 1.59 million 1.35 million 1.84 million 10
2010s 1.08 million 877,180 1.30 million 10
2020s 791,517 729,580 838,245 5

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 7 Niger 32,490 compare
  2. 8 Afghanistan 31,864 compare
  3. 9 Sudan 31,271 compare
  4. 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 29,834 compare
  5. 11 Indonesia 29,289 compare
  6. 12 Uganda 26,984 compare
  7. 13 Mozambique 24,982 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend?
Number of infant deaths, female in Early-demographic dividend was 729,580 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 2.36 million in 1990.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 729,580 in 2024.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for number of infant deaths, female?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.