Number of infant deaths in IDA only
IDA only: Number of infant deaths was 1.48 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in IDA only, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
IDA only recorded 1.48 million for number of infant deaths 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 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in IDA only peaked at 2.41 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.37 million | 2.28 million | 2.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 million | 1.75 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million | 1.52 million | 1.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 million | 1.48 million | 1.59 million | 5 |
More health data for IDA only
- Age dependency ratio, old 7.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 72.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 53.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 758.07 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 384.44 million (2025)
- Population, female 653.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 29.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 23.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in IDA only?
- Number of infant deaths in IDA only was 1.48 million in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.