World - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in World was 3,788,952 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,748,042 in 1990 and a minimum value of 3,788,952 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,748,042 |
| 1991 | 8,570,569 |
| 1992 | 8,381,696 |
| 1993 | 8,189,873 |
| 1994 | 8,017,260 |
| 1995 | 7,808,870 |
| 1996 | 7,624,218 |
| 1997 | 7,438,220 |
| 1998 | 7,249,318 |
| 1999 | 7,059,286 |
| 2000 | 6,850,048 |
| 2001 | 6,644,815 |
| 2002 | 6,440,300 |
| 2003 | 6,242,661 |
| 2004 | 6,063,543 |
| 2005 | 5,866,396 |
| 2006 | 5,690,092 |
| 2007 | 5,515,902 |
| 2008 | 5,358,183 |
| 2009 | 5,182,941 |
| 2010 | 5,034,887 |
| 2011 | 4,869,239 |
| 2012 | 4,725,601 |
| 2013 | 4,589,704 |
| 2014 | 4,461,422 |
| 2015 | 4,339,959 |
| 2016 | 4,226,228 |
| 2017 | 4,105,663 |
| 2018 | 3,994,435 |
| 2019 | 3,890,216 |
| 2020 | 3,788,952 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in World was 5,040,610 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,526,160 in 1990 and a minimum value of 5,040,610 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,526,160 |
| 1991 | 12,282,120 |
| 1992 | 12,021,890 |
| 1993 | 11,758,010 |
| 1994 | 11,525,950 |
| 1995 | 11,203,850 |
| 1996 | 10,929,030 |
| 1997 | 10,650,120 |
| 1998 | 10,368,010 |
| 1999 | 10,077,090 |
| 2000 | 9,756,457 |
| 2001 | 9,440,714 |
| 2002 | 9,124,349 |
| 2003 | 8,817,145 |
| 2004 | 8,552,804 |
| 2005 | 8,231,431 |
| 2006 | 7,955,503 |
| 2007 | 7,682,555 |
| 2008 | 7,447,910 |
| 2009 | 7,156,088 |
| 2010 | 6,939,600 |
| 2011 | 6,666,684 |
| 2012 | 6,448,327 |
| 2013 | 6,240,248 |
| 2014 | 6,045,512 |
| 2015 | 5,862,085 |
| 2016 | 5,685,842 |
| 2017 | 5,506,603 |
| 2018 | 5,344,393 |
| 2019 | 5,190,197 |
| 2020 | 5,040,610 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in World was 2,372,095 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,021,229 in 1990 and a minimum value of 2,372,095 in 2020.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,021,229 |
| 1991 | 4,917,838 |
| 1992 | 4,810,289 |
| 1993 | 4,704,641 |
| 1994 | 4,601,270 |
| 1995 | 4,500,172 |
| 1996 | 4,402,927 |
| 1997 | 4,305,907 |
| 1998 | 4,207,534 |
| 1999 | 4,108,482 |
| 2000 | 4,008,210 |
| 2001 | 3,899,769 |
| 2002 | 3,792,300 |
| 2003 | 3,686,485 |
| 2004 | 3,585,609 |
| 2005 | 3,490,286 |
| 2006 | 3,400,025 |
| 2007 | 3,313,128 |
| 2008 | 3,228,744 |
| 2009 | 3,143,505 |
| 2010 | 3,060,729 |
| 2011 | 2,979,749 |
| 2012 | 2,902,688 |
| 2013 | 2,828,301 |
| 2014 | 2,756,174 |
| 2015 | 2,690,197 |
| 2016 | 2,628,344 |
| 2017 | 2,564,181 |
| 2018 | 2,501,578 |
| 2019 | 2,435,295 |
| 2020 | 2,372,095 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
