Number of infant deaths in World
World: Number of infant deaths was 3.62 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in World, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
World recorded 3.62 million for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in World peaked at 8.97 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.62 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 | 8.09 million | 7.24 million | 8.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.13 million | 5.34 million | 7.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 million | 4.01 million | 5.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 million | 3.62 million | 3.89 million | 5 |
More health data for World
- Population ages 0-14, female 974.32 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.64 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 474.56 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.72 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in World?
- Number of infant deaths in World was 3.62 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.97 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 million in 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.