๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Infant Mortality Rate of Middle-income countries

25.19
Infant Mortality Rate
2,412,279
Infant Deaths
43,677,073
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Middle-income countries is 25.1883 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -2.63% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 25.8699 and 2,480,897 infants died for the year. In the future, Middle-income countries's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 8.4988 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Middle-income countries's infant mortality rate by -66.26% from today's standard. This positive trend of Middle-income countries's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Middle-income countries (1950-2024)

Middle-income countries has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 157.2462 to 25.1883 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -83.98% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 157.2462 10,915,307 36,611,377
1951 155.1443 10,993,599 36,687,482
1952 150.7325 11,209,735 36,632,732
1953 147.5436 11,158,563 36,544,800
1954 144.7024 11,206,141 36,319,161
1955 141.3361 11,161,403 36,247,456
1956 138.3525 10,950,961 35,896,406
1957 135.2691 11,057,787 36,073,203
1958 132.6532 10,846,245 35,822,153
1959 144.9623 11,532,089 40,362,053
1960 152.9874 12,043,949 43,897,800
1961 139.6491 10,794,274 38,958,051
1962 124.0748 10,478,149 35,034,586
1963 120.0379 11,181,165 35,789,327
1964 117.9937 11,043,034 35,749,541
1965 118.338 11,043,073 36,875,814
1966 115.8611 10,805,983 36,358,301
1967 114.4346 10,587,192 36,196,475
1968 110.4457 10,553,326 35,901,733
1969 108.3081 10,534,223 36,005,480
1970 106.4534 10,474,048 36,310,796
1971 105.6164 10,412,127 37,420,392
1972 102.1613 10,038,172 35,539,168
1973 100.1035 9,844,916 35,181,999
1974 98.3142 9,600,933 34,956,210
1975 96.8599 9,296,810 34,958,230
1976 94.69 9,043,481 34,744,806
1977 92.6022 8,789,444 34,143,358
1978 90.2523 8,621,294 34,075,474
1979 87.4607 8,539,404 34,112,621
1980 84.8914 8,474,939 34,229,605
1981 82.3157 8,407,667 34,339,402
1982 79.6389 8,377,058 34,480,164
1983 78.2498 8,177,096 34,431,334
1984 76.2957 8,083,464 34,554,109
1985 74.2167 7,997,978 34,641,405
1986 72.0211 7,945,275 34,526,807
1987 70.1221 7,878,946 34,738,140
1988 68.9619 7,713,194 34,932,422
1989 67.5702 7,593,223 35,047,620
1990 66.0834 7,484,521 35,418,975
1991 65.88 7,192,927 35,653,640
1992 64.9954 6,939,033 35,601,080
1993 63.9331 6,741,177 36,017,242
1994 62.7474 6,565,957 36,360,399
1995 61.4953 6,393,013 36,443,428
1996 60.121 6,198,123 36,522,231
1997 58.6548 6,005,618 36,473,383
1998 57.152 5,822,972 36,422,368
1999 55.502 5,639,484 36,766,750
2000 53.5428 5,492,503 37,072,043
2001 51.9154 5,325,794 37,074,473
2002 50.1881 5,147,123 37,346,456
2003 48.3679 4,955,323 37,624,092
2004 46.6058 4,793,668 37,953,112
2005 44.7294 4,611,065 38,037,975
2006 42.9152 4,439,087 38,002,431
2007 41.2258 4,299,493 38,313,844
2008 39.6573 4,179,357 38,854,948
2009 37.9658 4,033,087 38,804,598
2010 36.6174 3,898,229 39,111,426
2011 35.1963 3,756,502 39,095,686
2012 33.6358 3,643,121 39,255,031
2013 32.5989 3,513,916 39,427,031
2014 31.3161 3,371,451 39,587,939
2015 30.441 3,240,747 39,865,793
2016 29.3598 3,130,324 40,200,322
2017 28.384 3,011,071 40,703,241
2018 28.0157 2,893,519 40,997,463
2019 27.4815 2,782,303 41,585,631
2020 27.1004 2,665,722 45,401,738
2021 26.7852 2,587,980 50,981,865
2022 26.6549 2,563,405 49,251,945
2023 25.8699 2,480,897 43,518,885
2024 25.1883 2,412,279 43,677,073

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Middle-income countries (2024-2100)

Middle-income countries's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 25.1883 to an average of 8.4988 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -66.26% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 25.1883 2,412,279 43,677,073
2025 24.7595 2,368,125 44,421,435
2026 24.2478 2,314,584 45,187,738
2027 23.7564 2,265,854 45,977,636
2028 23.28 2,218,105 46,792,121
2029 22.802 2,171,479 47,625,718
2030 22.3318 2,125,988 48,467,162
2031 21.8954 2,083,498 49,347,681
2032 21.4568 2,043,089 50,255,075
2033 21.0342 2,003,179 51,179,445
2034 20.6202 1,964,254 52,131,917
2035 20.2028 1,925,005 53,093,706
2036 19.7986 1,886,390 54,063,212
2037 19.3992 1,849,737 55,042,376
2038 19.0105 1,814,629 56,026,575
2039 18.6445 1,777,478 57,011,529
2040 18.2801 1,740,959 57,997,150
2041 17.9236 1,704,871 58,959,834
2042 17.5799 1,669,606 59,929,577
2043 17.2747 1,636,447 60,900,993
2044 16.9805 1,603,637 61,865,819
2045 16.6838 1,568,696 62,805,527
2046 16.4173 1,536,842 63,728,049
2047 16.1763 1,506,056 64,669,926
2048 15.9497 1,476,086 65,584,126
2049 15.741 1,445,917 66,480,803
2050 15.5536 1,419,259 67,375,240
2051 15.3729 1,391,471 68,254,463
2052 15.1735 1,364,253 69,116,923
2053 14.971 1,335,588 69,981,736
2054 14.7892 1,310,593 70,816,037
2055 14.6097 1,286,262 71,655,737
2056 14.4418 1,264,354 72,495,808
2057 14.2571 1,241,323 73,296,721
2058 14.0574 1,217,918 74,064,093
2059 13.8723 1,194,936 74,817,350
2060 13.6801 1,173,686 75,537,944
2061 13.5043 1,154,889 76,239,027
2062 13.3204 1,136,568 76,899,160
2063 13.1188 1,115,325 77,505,597
2064 12.9322 1,096,163 78,105,916
2065 12.7317 1,074,116 78,670,293
2066 12.5398 1,053,897 79,235,068
2067 12.3747 1,037,306 79,768,454
2068 12.2016 1,018,889 80,295,767
2069 12.0235 1,000,656 80,800,357
2070 11.8517 982,160 81,310,237
2071 11.6859 964,224 81,780,751
2072 11.5522 949,700 82,280,776
2073 11.4006 933,455 82,758,276
2074 11.2566 916,951 83,224,141
2075 11.1052 899,441 83,673,839
2076 10.9751 883,454 84,111,414
2077 10.8409 867,353 84,511,326
2078 10.7118 851,470 84,900,072
2079 10.5936 837,298 85,250,331
2080 10.4811 822,802 85,551,420
2081 10.375 809,064 85,824,793
2082 10.2617 795,625 86,021,685
2083 10.148 782,025 86,162,378
2084 10.0494 769,543 86,295,721
2085 9.9476 756,103 86,361,320
2086 9.8413 742,375 86,388,037
2087 9.7504 730,929 86,396,313
2088 9.6523 719,715 86,394,389
2089 9.547 707,267 86,361,972
2090 9.4553 695,978 86,346,129
2091 9.3642 684,636 86,337,326
2092 9.2757 674,463 86,356,170
2093 9.1726 662,604 86,377,785
2094 9.0744 652,458 86,413,777
2095 8.969 641,263 86,462,581
2096 8.8778 631,260 86,531,440
2097 8.7816 620,890 86,606,319
2098 8.6878 610,896 86,670,500
2099 8.5891 601,299 86,712,091
2100 8.4988 591,578 86,767,225

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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