Number of infant deaths, female in World
World: Number of infant deaths, female was 1.61 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in World, 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
World recorded 1.61 million for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in World peaked at 4.07 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million, in 2024.
That places World 1st 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.07 million | — |
| 1991 | 3.98 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.86 million | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 3.77 million | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.69 million | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 3.61 million | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 3.56 million | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.47 million | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.41 million | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.28 million | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 3.21 million | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.14 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.02 million | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.92 million | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.82 million | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.70 million | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.60 million | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.53 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.46 million | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.41 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.34 million | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.29 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.13 million | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.07 million | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.02 million | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.97 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.92 million | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.84 million | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.74 million | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.72 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.71 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.65 million | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.61 million | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.67 million | 3.28 million | 4.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 million | 2.41 million | 3.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 million | 1.79 million | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 million | 1.61 million | 1.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in World?
- Number of infant deaths, female in World was 1.61 million 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million in 2024.
- How does World rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- World ranks 1st out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.