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.
Number of child deaths by age in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 19 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 17 deaths | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 15 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 12 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 10 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 10 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 deaths | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 9 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 8 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 7 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 5 deaths | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 deaths | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 deaths | -25.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 3 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 165 deaths, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 3 deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48 deaths, 6% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.07 % 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 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .