Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate was -29.5 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) is -29.5 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 205.7% on the previous year and down 795.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 27.91 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -29.5 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 49th of 49 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3.79 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.2627 % change on previous year | -106.9% |
| 1993 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -1669.9% |
| 1994 | -9.2 % change on previous year | +123.0% |
| 1995 | -5.15 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 1996 | -7.07 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 1997 | -7.37 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1998 | -8.22 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 1999 | -8.51 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2000 | -8.86 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2001 | -9.01 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2002 | -9.07 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -8.99 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2004 | -8.94 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2005 | -7.49 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 2006 | -6.16 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2007 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2008 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 2009 | -4.1 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2010 | -4.18 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2011 | -4.07 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2012 | -4.14 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2013 | -3.89 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2014 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 2015 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 2016 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 2017 | -1.91 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2018 | -2.58 % change on previous year | +35.1% |
| 2019 | -2.98 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 2020 | -3.7 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 2021 | -3.97 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2022 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 27.91 % change on previous year | -1073.2% |
| 2024 | -29.5 % change on previous year | -205.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -1669.9% | 0.2627 % change on previous year | -4.12 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1073.2% | -2.87 % change on previous year | 27.91 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -205.7% | 27.91 % change on previous year | -29.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.91 % change on previous year | -9.2 % change on previous year | 0.2627 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -7.24 % change on previous year | -9.07 % change on previous year | -4.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.14 % change on previous year | -4.18 % change on previous year | -1.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.42 % change on previous year | -29.5 % change on previous year | 27.91 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 46 Israel -0.8333 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Niger -1.04 % change on previous year compare
- 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Madagascar -1.12 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Zambia -1.13 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Netherlands -1.18 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Chad -1.22 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,650 (2100)
- Child deaths 7,758 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.28 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 24,839 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.87 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 17,081 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.14 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5179 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 18,740 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 18,828 (2024)
All data for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was -29.5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.91 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.5 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate?
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 49th out of 49 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate rising or falling in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 795.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.