Number of child deaths by age in Montenegro
Montenegro: Number of child deaths by age was 3 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Montenegro, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 3 deaths for number of child deaths by age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Montenegro peaked at 19 deaths in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3 deaths, in 2024.
That places Montenegro 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19 deaths | 19 deaths | 19 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.4 deaths | 14 deaths | 17 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2 deaths | 8 deaths | 14 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 deaths | 4 deaths | 8 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 deaths | 3 deaths | 4 deaths | 5 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 3,783 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,696 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 3,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Montenegro?
- Number of child deaths by age in Montenegro was 3 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 19 deaths in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 deaths in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Montenegro ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .