Number of infant deaths, male in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Number of infant deaths, male was 898,783 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male in Early-demographic dividend, 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, male in Early-demographic dividend stood at 898,783. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 2.80 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 898,783, in 2024.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th 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 in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.80 million | — |
| 1991 | 2.74 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.68 million | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.62 million | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.57 million | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.49 million | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.42 million | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.35 million | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.29 million | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.23 million | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.16 million | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.10 million | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.03 million | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.95 million | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.89 million | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.82 million | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.76 million | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.70 million | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.59 million | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.37 million | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.02 million | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 978,119 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 934,457 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 898,783 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.52 million | 2.23 million | 2.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 million | 1.59 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.07 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 968,368 | 898,783 | 1.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 7 Sudan 40,000 compare
- 8 Niger 39,419 compare
- 9 Afghanistan 39,111 compare
- 10 Indonesia 38,443 compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 37,777 compare
- 12 Uganda 34,387 compare
- 13 Mozambique 30,209 compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Early-demographic dividend?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Early-demographic dividend was 898,783 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, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 898,783 in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.