South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Number of infant deaths

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. Limitations and exceptions: Complete vital registration systems are fairly uncommon in developing countries. Thus estimates must be obtained from sample surveys or derived by applying indirect estimation techniques to registration, census, or survey data. Survey data are subject to recall error, and surveys estimating infant/child deaths require large samples because households in which a birth has occurred during a given year cannot ordinarily be preselected for sampling. Indirect estimates rely on model life tables that may be inappropriate for the population concerned. Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Number of infant deaths
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990 3461014
1991 3384320
1992 3314613
1993 3239940
1994 3173775
1995 3106623
1996 3027127
1997 2946285
1998 2865396
1999 2781446
2000 2705867
2001 2638076
2002 2557570
2003 2464386
2004 2372278
2005 2270240
2006 2168595
2007 2082115
2008 2001726
2009 1925288
2010 1847298
2011 1767092
2012 1688277
2013 1610721
2014 1520635
2015 1436539
2016 1370809
2017 1301971
2018 1237885
2019 1177708
2020 1116114
2021 1065883
2022

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Number of infant deaths

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. Limitations and exceptions: Complete vital registration systems are fairly uncommon in developing countries. Thus estimates must be obtained from sample surveys or derived by applying indirect estimation techniques to registration, census, or survey data. Survey data are subject to recall error, and surveys estimating infant/child deaths require large samples because households in which a birth has occurred during a given year cannot ordinarily be preselected for sampling. Indirect estimates rely on model life tables that may be inappropriate for the population concerned. Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source