Number of infant deaths, male in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Number of infant deaths, male was 661 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states is 661, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 925 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 661, in 2024.
Pacific island small states ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 925 | — |
| 1991 | 898 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 874 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 849 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 827 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 812 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 793 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 778 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 761 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 750 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 738 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 729 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 728 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 722 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 725 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 725 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 732 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 731 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 726 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 727 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 710 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 700 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 693 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 689 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 691 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 694 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 692 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 694 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 693 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 696 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 696 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 692 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 684 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 672 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 661 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 826.7 | 750 | 925 | 10 |
| 2000s | 728.3 | 722 | 738 | 10 |
| 2010s | 695.2 | 689 | 710 | 10 |
| 2020s | 681 | 661 | 696 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 39 United States of America 11,054 compare
- 40 Algeria 9,643 compare
- 41 Viet Nam 9,632 compare
- 42 Senegal 8,802 compare
- 43 Burundi 7,931 compare
- 44 Central African Republic 7,927 compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 7,784 compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Pacific island small states?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Pacific island small states was 661 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 925 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 661 in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Pacific island small states ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.