Child mortality rate in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Child mortality rate was 1.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Gibraltar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children.
Analysis
In 2023, child mortality rate in Gibraltar stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Gibraltar peaked at 7.2% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2023.
That places Gibraltar 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 4 |
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More health data for Gibraltar
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,132 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 245 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 235 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 247 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 221 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 251 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 19.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 16.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Gibraltar?
- Child mortality rate in Gibraltar was 1.1% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2023.
- How does Gibraltar rank for child mortality rate?
- Gibraltar ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.