What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Israel and Spain?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Spain?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Spain: Mortality rate, under-5

Israel

3.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Spain

3.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Israel rank

174th

Spain rank

176th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Israel
Spain

How they compare

Israel currently reports 3.3 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Israel ranks 174th and Spain ranks 176th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	38.26 per 1,000 live births	43.83 per 1,000 live births	5.57 per 1,000 live births	Spain
1970s	25.04 per 1,000 live births	23.07 per 1,000 live births	1.97 per 1,000 live births	Israel
1980s	14.9 per 1,000 live births	11.71 per 1,000 live births	3.19 per 1,000 live births	Israel
1990s	9.13 per 1,000 live births	7.25 per 1,000 live births	1.88 per 1,000 live births	Israel
2000s	5.74 per 1,000 live births	4.75 per 1,000 live births	0.99 per 1,000 live births	Israel
2010s	4.01 per 1,000 live births	3.42 per 1,000 live births	0.59 per 1,000 live births	Israel
2020s	3.42 per 1,000 live births	3.2 per 1,000 live births	0.22 per 1,000 live births	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Israel or Spain?: Israel, at 3.3 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Israel and Spain?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Spain?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Israel and Spain rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Israel ranks 174th and Spain ranks 176th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.