Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Spain
Spain: Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence was 843 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Spain, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 843 for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Spain peaked at 1,478 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 843, in 2023.
Spain ranks 10th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,478 | — |
| 2012 | 1,391 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1,150 | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 1,204 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1,118 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1,098 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,064 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 999 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 952 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 884 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 857 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 854 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 843 | -1.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 843 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 223, 3.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Spain's 843 is above the median for high income countries, which is 214, 3.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,162 | 952 | 1,478 | 9 |
| 2020s | 859.5 | 843 | 884 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 8 Italy 993 compare
- 9 Romania 894 compare
- 11 Netherlands 595 compare
- 11 Netherlands 595 compare
- 13 Belgium 319 compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Spain?
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Spain was 843 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,478 in 2011.
- What is the lowest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 843 in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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