World - Mortality rate
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) in World was 36.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.20 in 1990 and a minimum value of 36.60 in 2020.
Definition: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
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 | 93.20 |
| 1991 | 92.00 |
| 1992 | 90.70 |
| 1993 | 89.50 |
| 1994 | 88.40 |
| 1995 | 86.50 |
| 1996 | 84.80 |
| 1997 | 82.80 |
| 1998 | 80.70 |
| 1999 | 78.40 |
| 2000 | 75.80 |
| 2001 | 73.20 |
| 2002 | 70.50 |
| 2003 | 67.80 |
| 2004 | 65.40 |
| 2005 | 62.50 |
| 2006 | 60.00 |
| 2007 | 57.60 |
| 2008 | 55.50 |
| 2009 | 53.00 |
| 2010 | 51.20 |
| 2011 | 49.00 |
| 2012 | 47.20 |
| 2013 | 45.50 |
| 2014 | 44.00 |
| 2015 | 42.60 |
| 2016 | 41.30 |
| 2017 | 40.00 |
| 2018 | 38.80 |
| 2019 | 37.70 |
| 2020 | 36.60 |
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in World was 34.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.50 in 1990 and a minimum value of 34.40 in 2020.
Definition: Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
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 | 90.50 |
| 1991 | 89.30 |
| 1992 | 88.10 |
| 1993 | 87.00 |
| 1994 | 86.00 |
| 1995 | 84.20 |
| 1996 | 82.50 |
| 1997 | 80.60 |
| 1998 | 78.50 |
| 1999 | 76.20 |
| 2000 | 73.70 |
| 2001 | 71.10 |
| 2002 | 68.40 |
| 2003 | 65.70 |
| 2004 | 63.30 |
| 2005 | 60.50 |
| 2006 | 57.90 |
| 2007 | 55.60 |
| 2008 | 53.50 |
| 2009 | 51.00 |
| 2010 | 49.10 |
| 2011 | 46.90 |
| 2012 | 45.10 |
| 2013 | 43.40 |
| 2014 | 41.90 |
| 2015 | 40.50 |
| 2016 | 39.10 |
| 2017 | 37.80 |
| 2018 | 36.60 |
| 2019 | 35.50 |
| 2020 | 34.40 |
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in World was 38.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.80 in 1990 and a minimum value of 38.70 in 2020.
Definition: Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
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 | 95.80 |
| 1991 | 94.40 |
| 1992 | 93.10 |
| 1993 | 91.80 |
| 1994 | 90.60 |
| 1995 | 88.60 |
| 1996 | 86.80 |
| 1997 | 84.80 |
| 1998 | 82.70 |
| 1999 | 80.50 |
| 2000 | 77.80 |
| 2001 | 75.10 |
| 2002 | 72.40 |
| 2003 | 69.60 |
| 2004 | 67.30 |
| 2005 | 64.40 |
| 2006 | 61.90 |
| 2007 | 59.50 |
| 2008 | 57.30 |
| 2009 | 54.90 |
| 2010 | 53.00 |
| 2011 | 50.80 |
| 2012 | 49.10 |
| 2013 | 47.50 |
| 2014 | 46.00 |
| 2015 | 44.60 |
| 2016 | 43.30 |
| 2017 | 42.00 |
| 2018 | 40.90 |
| 2019 | 39.80 |
| 2020 | 38.70 |
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in World was 17.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.70 in 1990 and a minimum value of 17.00 in 2020.
Definition: Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
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 | 36.70 |
| 1991 | 36.20 |
| 1992 | 35.70 |
| 1993 | 35.30 |
| 1994 | 34.70 |
| 1995 | 34.10 |
| 1996 | 33.50 |
| 1997 | 32.80 |
| 1998 | 32.00 |
| 1999 | 31.30 |
| 2000 | 30.40 |
| 2001 | 29.50 |
| 2002 | 28.60 |
| 2003 | 27.70 |
| 2004 | 26.80 |
| 2005 | 25.90 |
| 2006 | 25.10 |
| 2007 | 24.30 |
| 2008 | 23.60 |
| 2009 | 22.80 |
| 2010 | 22.10 |
| 2011 | 21.50 |
| 2012 | 20.90 |
| 2013 | 20.30 |
| 2014 | 19.80 |
| 2015 | 19.30 |
| 2016 | 18.80 |
| 2017 | 18.30 |
| 2018 | 17.90 |
| 2019 | 17.40 |
| 2020 | 17.00 |
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
The value for Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in World was 118.63 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 297.87 in 1960 and a minimum value of 111.23 in 2017.
Definition: Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.
Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 297.87 |
| 1961 | 293.30 |
| 1962 | 289.89 |
| 1963 | 281.14 |
| 1964 | 271.87 |
| 1965 | 263.70 |
| 1966 | 255.18 |
| 1967 | 246.72 |
| 1968 | 240.36 |
| 1969 | 234.13 |
| 1970 | 226.66 |
| 1971 | 219.36 |
| 1972 | 212.30 |
| 1973 | 207.63 |
| 1974 | 202.73 |
| 1975 | 198.16 |
| 1976 | 193.39 |
| 1977 | 188.44 |
| 1978 | 185.68 |
| 1979 | 182.69 |
| 1980 | 179.90 |
| 1981 | 176.65 |
| 1982 | 173.28 |
| 1983 | 171.13 |
| 1984 | 169.01 |
| 1985 | 166.67 |
| 1986 | 163.73 |
| 1987 | 161.57 |
| 1988 | 160.13 |
| 1989 | 158.81 |
| 1990 | 156.08 |
| 1991 | 154.91 |
| 1992 | 153.85 |
| 1993 | 154.04 |
| 1994 | 153.67 |
| 1995 | 152.72 |
| 1996 | 151.02 |
| 1997 | 149.57 |
| 1998 | 148.39 |
| 1999 | 147.93 |
| 2000 | 147.20 |
| 2001 | 146.39 |
| 2002 | 145.55 |
| 2003 | 143.55 |
| 2004 | 141.12 |
| 2005 | 139.04 |
| 2006 | 136.33 |
| 2007 | 133.89 |
| 2008 | 131.05 |
| 2009 | 128.01 |
| 2010 | 125.00 |
| 2011 | 122.19 |
| 2012 | 119.12 |
| 2013 | 117.45 |
| 2014 | 115.98 |
| 2015 | 114.34 |
| 2016 | 112.82 |
| 2017 | 111.23 |
| 2018 | 113.29 |
| 2019 | 114.96 |
| 2020 | 118.63 |
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)
The value for Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in World was 172.18 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 371.84 in 1960 and a minimum value of 167.04 in 2018.
Definition: Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.
Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 371.84 |
| 1961 | 366.68 |
| 1962 | 362.99 |
| 1963 | 351.35 |
| 1964 | 338.76 |
| 1965 | 328.25 |
| 1966 | 317.12 |
| 1967 | 306.10 |
| 1968 | 300.98 |
| 1969 | 296.18 |
| 1970 | 289.28 |
| 1971 | 282.93 |
| 1972 | 276.47 |
| 1973 | 271.73 |
| 1974 | 266.72 |
| 1975 | 262.61 |
| 1976 | 257.89 |
| 1977 | 253.36 |
| 1978 | 251.63 |
| 1979 | 249.90 |
| 1980 | 248.22 |
| 1981 | 245.55 |
| 1982 | 242.63 |
| 1983 | 240.23 |
| 1984 | 238.00 |
| 1985 | 234.40 |
| 1986 | 229.81 |
| 1987 | 227.25 |
| 1988 | 226.38 |
| 1989 | 226.20 |
| 1990 | 224.56 |
| 1991 | 224.15 |
| 1992 | 224.42 |
| 1993 | 225.78 |
| 1994 | 226.01 |
| 1995 | 224.75 |
| 1996 | 221.75 |
| 1997 | 219.00 |
| 1998 | 216.46 |
| 1999 | 215.45 |
| 2000 | 213.91 |
| 2001 | 211.94 |
| 2002 | 210.05 |
| 2003 | 207.88 |
| 2004 | 205.02 |
| 2005 | 202.96 |
| 2006 | 199.49 |
| 2007 | 196.51 |
| 2008 | 193.82 |
| 2009 | 190.43 |
| 2010 | 187.63 |
| 2011 | 184.82 |
| 2012 | 181.91 |
| 2013 | 179.53 |
| 2014 | 176.74 |
| 2015 | 171.98 |
| 2016 | 170.14 |
| 2017 | 168.27 |
| 2018 | 167.04 |
| 2019 | 168.83 |
| 2020 | 172.18 |
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in World was 25.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.70 in 1990 and a minimum value of 25.20 in 2020.
Definition: Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.
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 | 60.70 |
| 1991 | 59.90 |
| 1992 | 59.20 |
| 1993 | 58.40 |
| 1994 | 57.60 |
| 1995 | 56.50 |
| 1996 | 55.30 |
| 1997 | 54.10 |
| 1998 | 52.80 |
| 1999 | 51.20 |
| 2000 | 49.70 |
| 2001 | 48.10 |
| 2002 | 46.40 |
| 2003 | 44.80 |
| 2004 | 43.10 |
| 2005 | 41.50 |
| 2006 | 39.90 |
| 2007 | 38.50 |
| 2008 | 37.10 |
| 2009 | 35.70 |
| 2010 | 34.50 |
| 2011 | 33.20 |
| 2012 | 32.10 |
| 2013 | 31.00 |
| 2014 | 30.00 |
| 2015 | 29.10 |
| 2016 | 28.30 |
| 2017 | 27.40 |
| 2018 | 26.70 |
| 2019 | 25.90 |
| 2020 | 25.20 |
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in World was 27.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.80 in 1990 and a minimum value of 27.40 in 2020.
Definition: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
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 | 64.80 |
| 1991 | 64.00 |
| 1992 | 63.10 |
| 1993 | 62.20 |
| 1994 | 61.40 |
| 1995 | 60.10 |
| 1996 | 58.90 |
| 1997 | 57.50 |
| 1998 | 56.00 |
| 1999 | 54.50 |
| 2000 | 52.80 |
| 2001 | 51.10 |
| 2002 | 49.30 |
| 2003 | 47.60 |
| 2004 | 45.90 |
| 2005 | 44.20 |
| 2006 | 42.60 |
| 2007 | 41.00 |
| 2008 | 39.60 |
| 2009 | 38.10 |
| 2010 | 36.90 |
| 2011 | 35.50 |
| 2012 | 34.40 |
| 2013 | 33.30 |
| 2014 | 32.30 |
| 2015 | 31.40 |
| 2016 | 30.60 |
| 2017 | 29.70 |
| 2018 | 28.90 |
| 2019 | 28.10 |
| 2020 | 27.40 |
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in World was 29.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68.70 in 1990 and a minimum value of 29.50 in 2020.
Definition: Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.
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 | 68.70 |
| 1991 | 67.80 |
| 1992 | 66.80 |
| 1993 | 65.80 |
| 1994 | 64.80 |
| 1995 | 63.50 |
| 1996 | 62.20 |
| 1997 | 60.70 |
| 1998 | 59.10 |
| 1999 | 57.60 |
| 2000 | 55.70 |
| 2001 | 53.90 |
| 2002 | 52.00 |
| 2003 | 50.10 |
| 2004 | 48.50 |
| 2005 | 46.60 |
| 2006 | 45.00 |
| 2007 | 43.40 |
| 2008 | 41.90 |
| 2009 | 40.40 |
| 2010 | 39.10 |
| 2011 | 37.70 |
| 2012 | 36.50 |
| 2013 | 35.50 |
| 2014 | 34.40 |
| 2015 | 33.50 |
| 2016 | 32.60 |
| 2017 | 31.70 |
| 2018 | 30.90 |
| 2019 | 30.20 |
| 2020 | 29.50 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
