Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Number of infant deaths, male, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 0.0008 units per person for number of infant deaths, male, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.0026 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 2024.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0026 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0026 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 3 Niger 0.0015 units per person compare
- 4 Chad 0.0013 units per person compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0013 units per person compare
- 6 Nigeria 0.0012 units per person compare
- 7 Guinea 0.0011 units per person compare
- 8 South Sudan 0.0011 units per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.0011 units per person compare
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for number of infant deaths, male, per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of infant deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.