Number of infant deaths, female in High income

High income: Number of infant deaths, female was 23,893 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
23,893
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
32nd
of 41 groups
All-time high
79,419
in 1990
All-time low
23,893
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of infant deaths, female in High income, 1990–2024

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 79.4k1991: 74.9k1992: 70.1k1993: 65.3k1994: 61.3k1995: 58.2k1996: 55.2k1997: 52.6k1998: 50.5k1999: 48.5k2000: 46.7k2001: 45.1k2002: 43.6k2003: 42.4k2004: 41.4k2005: 40.2k2006: 39.3k2007: 38.9k2008: 38.6k2009: 37.7k2010: 36.6k2011: 35.4k2012: 34.7k2013: 33.7k2014: 32.8k2015: 32.0k2016: 31.0k2017: 29.5k2018: 28.0k2019: 26.8k2020: 25.6k2021: 24.9k2022: 24.6k2023: 24.2k2024: 23.9k

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

High income recorded 23,893 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 1.3% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in High income peaked at 79,419 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23,893, in 2024.

High income ranks 32nd of 41 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, female in High income, year by year

Annual values for Number of infant deaths, female in High income, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 79,419
1991 74,860 -5.7%
1992 70,103 -6.4%
1993 65,346 -6.8%
1994 61,346 -6.1%
1995 58,239 -5.1%
1996 55,175 -5.3%
1997 52,571 -4.7%
1998 50,533 -3.9%
1999 48,450 -4.1%
2000 46,700 -3.6%
2001 45,107 -3.4%
2002 43,566 -3.4%
2003 42,443 -2.6%
2004 41,433 -2.4%
2005 40,163 -3.1%
2006 39,303 -2.1%
2007 38,927 -1.0%
2008 38,602 -0.8%
2009 37,684 -2.4%
2010 36,569 -3.0%
2011 35,438 -3.1%
2012 34,664 -2.2%
2013 33,736 -2.7%
2014 32,848 -2.6%
2015 31,990 -2.6%
2016 30,961 -3.2%
2017 29,549 -4.6%
2018 28,043 -5.1%
2019 26,795 -4.5%
2020 25,607 -4.4%
2021 24,946 -2.6%
2022 24,603 -1.4%
2023 24,214 -1.6%
2024 23,893 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61,604 48,450 79,419 10
2000s 41,393 37,684 46,700 10
2010s 32,059 26,795 36,569 10
2020s 24,653 23,893 25,607 5

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 29 South Africa 12,865 compare
  2. 30 Myanmar 12,689 compare
  3. 31 Guinea 12,637 compare
  4. 32 Malawi 11,083 compare
  5. 33 South Sudan 10,897 compare
  6. 34 Mexico 10,789 compare
  7. 35 Zambia 10,622 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths, female in High income?
Number of infant deaths, female in High income was 23,893 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 High income?
The highest recorded value was 79,419 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in High income?
The lowest recorded value was 23,893 in 2024.
How does High income rank for number of infant deaths, female?
High income ranks 32nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this High income 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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