North Macedonia vs Spain: Mortality rate, under-5

North Macedonia
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Spain
3.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
178th
Spain rank
176th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 178th and Spain ranks 176th of 196 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 49.42 per 1,000 live births 11.36 per 1,000 live births 38.07 per 1,000 live births North Macedonia
1990s 26.46 per 1,000 live births 7.25 per 1,000 live births 19.21 per 1,000 live births North Macedonia
2000s 13.52 per 1,000 live births 4.75 per 1,000 live births 8.77 per 1,000 live births North Macedonia
2010s 9.96 per 1,000 live births 3.42 per 1,000 live births 6.54 per 1,000 live births North Macedonia
2020s 4.3 per 1,000 live births 3.2 per 1,000 live births 1.1 per 1,000 live births North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, North Macedonia or Spain?
Spain, at 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in North Macedonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between North Macedonia and Spain?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Spain?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do North Macedonia and Spain rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
North Macedonia ranks 178th 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

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.