Number of infant deaths, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Number of infant deaths, male was 827,804 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male in Least developed countries, 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
Least developed countries recorded 827,804 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Least developed countries peaked at 1.29 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 827,804, in 2024.
That places Least developed countries 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.28 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.29 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.29 million | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.29 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.28 million | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.29 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.29 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.25 million | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.16 million | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.13 million | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 996,060 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 976,611 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 961,520 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 934,337 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 941,212 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 892,497 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 874,695 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 877,365 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 873,043 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 868,646 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 870,672 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 846,228 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 844,805 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 837,966 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 863,724 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 881,957 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 840,008 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 827,804 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 1.25 million | 1.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 961,520 | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 882,350 | 844,805 | 941,212 | 10 |
| 2020s | 850,292 | 827,804 | 881,957 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Least developed countries?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Least developed countries was 827,804 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 827,804 in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.