North Macedonia vs Spain: Child mortality rate
North Macedonia
0.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
182nd
Spain rank
180th
Child mortality rate over time
- North Macedonia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 182nd and Spain ranks 180th of 200 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.66 deaths per 100 live births | 5.47 deaths per 100 live births | 13.19 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 12.24 deaths per 100 live births | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 9.08 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.725 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.475 deaths per 100 live births | 0.877 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 0.996 deaths per 100 live births | 0.342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.654 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 0.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.11 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, North Macedonia or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between North Macedonia and Spain?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North Macedonia and Spain rank globally for child mortality rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 182nd and Spain ranks 180th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.