Number of infant deaths, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Number of infant deaths, female was 947,329 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Lower middle income, 1990–2024
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
Lower middle income recorded 947,329 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 2.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Lower middle income peaked at 2.29 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 947,329, in 2024.
That places Lower middle income 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.29 million | — |
| 1991 | 2.26 million | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.23 million | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.20 million | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.18 million | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.15 million | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.11 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.08 million | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.04 million | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.99 million | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.96 million | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.92 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.87 million | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.81 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.63 million | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.58 million | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.41 million | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.27 million | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 988,708 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 968,888 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 947,329 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 million | 1.99 million | 2.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million | 1.50 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million | 1.07 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 990,481 | 947,329 | 1.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 2 Nigeria 231,292 compare
- 3 Pakistan 142,446 compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 108,968 compare
- 5 Ethiopia 58,159 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 38,357 compare
- 7 Niger 32,490 compare
- 8 Afghanistan 31,864 compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Lower middle income?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Lower middle income was 947,329 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 947,329 in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.