What is child mortality vs. health spending in Brunei?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Brunei was 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Brunei?

The highest recorded value was 29 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Brunei?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9528 deaths per 100 live births in 2006.

How does Brunei rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Brunei ranks 123rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Brunei?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brunei data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Brunei

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Brunei
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Brunei: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9944 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

123rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

29 deaths per 100 live births

in 1945

All-time low

0.9528 deaths per 100 live births

in 2006

Years of data

1945–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Brunei, 1945–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Brunei peaked at 29 deaths per 100 live births in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.9528 deaths per 100 live births, in 2006.

Brunei ranks 123rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	25.2 deaths per 100 live births	21.64 deaths per 100 live births	29 deaths per 100 live births	5
1950s	14.34 deaths per 100 live births	9.62 deaths per 100 live births	20.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	6.72 deaths per 100 live births	5.17 deaths per 100 live births	8.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.66 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	4.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	2.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	1.06 deaths per 100 live births	1.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.9742 deaths per 100 live births	0.9528 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	0.9883 deaths per 100 live births	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.02 deaths per 100 live births	0.9944 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Brunei

120 Costa Rica 1.04 deaths per 100 live births compare
121 Oman 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
122 El Salvador 1 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Libya 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births compare
125 Barbados 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Turkey 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Brunei

Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 3,399 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,230 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,009 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,243 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 3,150 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 3,422 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 3,292 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 3,579 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,462 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,782 (2025)

All data for Brunei →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Brunei?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Brunei was 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Brunei?: The highest recorded value was 29 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Brunei?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9528 deaths per 100 live births in 2006.
How does Brunei rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Brunei ranks 123rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Brunei?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brunei data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .