Number of infant deaths, male in High income
High income: Number of infant deaths, male was 29,737 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male in High income, 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
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male in High income is 29,737, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in High income peaked at 106,188 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29,737, in 2024.
That places High income 32nd 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, male in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 106,188 | — |
| 1991 | 99,915 | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 93,121 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 86,203 | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 80,728 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 76,317 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 72,194 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 68,610 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 65,519 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 62,789 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 60,564 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 58,561 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 56,436 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 55,049 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 53,707 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 51,981 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 50,540 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 49,921 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 49,256 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 48,112 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 46,486 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 44,950 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 43,848 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 42,716 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 41,417 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 40,313 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 38,913 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 37,147 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 35,280 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 33,606 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 32,027 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 31,100 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 30,675 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 30,130 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 29,737 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,158 | 62,789 | 106,188 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,413 | 48,112 | 60,564 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,468 | 33,606 | 46,486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,734 | 29,737 | 32,027 | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in High income?
- Number of infant deaths, male in High income was 29,737 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 106,188 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,737 in 2024.
- How does High income rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- High income ranks 32nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.