Mortality rate, infant in Armenia

Armenia: Mortality rate, infant was 8.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
8.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
122nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
82.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1976
All-time low
8.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
49
1976–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Armenia, 1976–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 8.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Armenia peaked at 82.2 per 1,000 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 8.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Armenia 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 77.22 per 1,000 live births 72.4 per 1,000 live births 82.2 per 1,000 live births 4
1980s 59.83 per 1,000 live births 47.6 per 1,000 live births 69.4 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 37.09 per 1,000 live births 29.3 per 1,000 live births 45.6 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 22.08 per 1,000 live births 17.2 per 1,000 live births 27.8 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 13.27 per 1,000 live births 10.7 per 1,000 live births 16.3 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 9.32 per 1,000 live births 8.5 per 1,000 live births 10.2 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 120 El Salvador 8.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 121 Brunei 8.6 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 123 Albania 8.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 123 Oman 8.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 125 Argentina 8 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 125 Turkey 8 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Armenia?
Mortality rate, infant in Armenia was 8.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 82.2 per 1,000 live births in 1976.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Armenia rank for mortality rate, infant?
Armenia ranks 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.