Number of infant deaths, female in Small states
Small states: Number of infant deaths, female was 3,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Small states, 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
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Small states stood at 3,100. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Small states peaked at 9,168 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,100, in 2024.
That places Small states 37th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,168 | — |
| 1991 | 9,028 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 8,850 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 8,558 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 8,275 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 8,087 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 7,804 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 7,564 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 7,446 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 7,552 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6,357 | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 6,060 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 5,967 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5,873 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 5,737 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 5,559 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 5,260 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 5,147 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 5,066 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4,916 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 4,730 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 4,524 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 4,415 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4,295 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 4,203 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4,045 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 3,887 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 3,779 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3,637 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 3,572 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3,474 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 3,385 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,303 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 3,204 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3,100 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,233 | 7,446 | 9,168 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,594 | 4,916 | 6,357 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,109 | 3,572 | 4,730 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,293 | 3,100 | 3,474 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Small states?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Small states was 3,100 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 9,168 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,100 in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Small states ranks 37th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.