Number of infant deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Number of infant deaths, female was 17,781 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17,781
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
35th
of 41 groups
All-time high
49,534
in 1990
All-time low
17,781
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200720241990: 49.5k1991: 47.6k1992: 45.7k1993: 42.9k1994: 39.7k1995: 37.5k1996: 35.6k1997: 34.1k1998: 32.8k1999: 31.5k2000: 30.6k2001: 29.7k2002: 28.7k2003: 28.0k2004: 27.7k2005: 27.2k2006: 27.1k2007: 27.0k2008: 26.7k2009: 26.0k2010: 25.1k2011: 24.2k2012: 23.6k2013: 22.9k2014: 22.4k2015: 22.0k2016: 21.5k2017: 20.8k2018: 20.0k2019: 19.5k2020: 18.9k2021: 18.7k2022: 18.5k2023: 18.1k2024: 17.8k

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

The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend is 17,781, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 49,534 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,781, in 2024.

That places Post-demographic dividend 35th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Number of infant deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 49,534
1991 47,564 -4.0%
1992 45,705 -3.9%
1993 42,881 -6.2%
1994 39,678 -7.5%
1995 37,473 -5.6%
1996 35,569 -5.1%
1997 34,057 -4.3%
1998 32,813 -3.7%
1999 31,539 -3.9%
2000 30,635 -2.9%
2001 29,706 -3.0%
2002 28,668 -3.5%
2003 28,010 -2.3%
2004 27,680 -1.2%
2005 27,227 -1.6%
2006 27,062 -0.6%
2007 27,026 -0.1%
2008 26,742 -1.1%
2009 25,990 -2.8%
2010 25,059 -3.6%
2011 24,203 -3.4%
2012 23,564 -2.6%
2013 22,915 -2.8%
2014 22,410 -2.2%
2015 21,988 -1.9%
2016 21,509 -2.2%
2017 20,825 -3.2%
2018 20,044 -3.8%
2019 19,484 -2.8%
2020 18,928 -2.9%
2021 18,661 -1.4%
2022 18,479 -1.0%
2023 18,059 -2.3%
2024 17,781 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39,681 31,539 49,534 10
2000s 27,875 25,990 30,635 10
2010s 22,200 19,484 25,059 10
2020s 18,382 17,781 18,928 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend?
Number of infant deaths, female in Post-demographic dividend was 17,781 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 Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 49,534 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 17,781 in 2024.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for number of infant deaths, female?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Post-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.