Child mortality in Germany
Germany: Child mortality was 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3711 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
176th
of 203 countries
All-time high
53.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 1865
All-time low
0.3695 deaths per 100 live births
in 2022
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality in Germany, 1800–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality in Germany is 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Germany peaked at 53.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1865 and was at its lowest, 0.3695 deaths per 100 live births, in 2022.
That places Germany 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality in Germany, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1801 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 35.17 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1828 | 36.36 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1829 | 37.59 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1830 | 38.86 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1831 | 40.17 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1832 | 41.52 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1833 | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1834 | 44.37 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1835 | 45.87 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1836 | 47.42 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1837 | 49.04 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1838 | 48.23 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1839 | 46.28 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1840 | 48.56 deaths per 100 live births | +4.9% |
| 1841 | 48.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 51.64 deaths per 100 live births | +6.0% |
| 1843 | 46.61 deaths per 100 live births | -9.7% |
| 1844 | 46.61 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 46.93 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 51.64 deaths per 100 live births | +10.0% |
| 1847 | 46.45 deaths per 100 live births | -10.1% |
| 1848 | 50.67 deaths per 100 live births | +9.1% |
| 1849 | 46.28 deaths per 100 live births | -8.7% |
| 1850 | 48.23 deaths per 100 live births | +4.2% |
| 1851 | 46.61 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1852 | 48.4 deaths per 100 live births | +3.8% |
| 1853 | 46.28 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1854 | 47.26 deaths per 100 live births | +2.1% |
| 1855 | 46.28 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1856 | 41.09 deaths per 100 live births | -11.2% |
| 1857 | 49.86 deaths per 100 live births | +21.3% |
| 1858 | 46.93 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1859 | 52.62 deaths per 100 live births | +12.1% |
| 1860 | 42.22 deaths per 100 live births | -19.8% |
| 1861 | 44.19 deaths per 100 live births | +4.7% |
| 1862 | 46.24 deaths per 100 live births | +4.7% |
| 1863 | 48.4 deaths per 100 live births | +4.7% |
| 1864 | 48.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 53.92 deaths per 100 live births | +11.8% |
| 1866 | 48.88 deaths per 100 live births | -9.3% |
| 1867 | 50.67 deaths per 100 live births | +3.7% |
| 1868 | 49.86 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1869 | 47.58 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1870 | 48.4 deaths per 100 live births | +1.7% |
| 1871 | 53.59 deaths per 100 live births | +10.7% |
| 1872 | 48.88 deaths per 100 live births | -8.8% |
| 1873 | 49.86 deaths per 100 live births | +2.0% |
| 1874 | 48.23 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1875 | 39.32 deaths per 100 live births | -18.5% |
| 1876 | 37.05 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1877 | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1878 | 36.73 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 35.44 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1880 | 39 deaths per 100 live births | +10.0% |
| 1881 | 36.41 deaths per 100 live births | -6.6% |
| 1882 | 37.05 deaths per 100 live births | +1.8% |
| 1883 | 37.7 deaths per 100 live births | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 38.19 deaths per 100 live births | +1.3% |
| 1885 | 36.73 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1886 | 38.19 deaths per 100 live births | +4.0% |
| 1887 | 35.28 deaths per 100 live births | -7.6% |
| 1888 | 35.44 deaths per 100 live births | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 36.73 deaths per 100 live births | +3.6% |
| 1890 | 36.73 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 35.6 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1892 | 37.38 deaths per 100 live births | +5.0% |
| 1893 | 36.41 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1894 | 35.6 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1895 | 37.38 deaths per 100 live births | +5.0% |
| 1896 | 33.83 deaths per 100 live births | -9.5% |
| 1897 | 36.09 deaths per 100 live births | +6.7% |
| 1898 | 34.15 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1899 | 35.12 deaths per 100 live births | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 37.22 deaths per 100 live births | +6.0% |
| 1901 | 33.66 deaths per 100 live births | -9.5% |
| 1902 | 29.75 deaths per 100 live births | -11.6% |
| 1903 | 33.18 deaths per 100 live births | +11.5% |
| 1904 | 31.88 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1905 | 33.34 deaths per 100 live births | +4.6% |
| 1906 | 30.08 deaths per 100 live births | -9.8% |
| 1907 | 28.6 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1908 | 28.93 deaths per 100 live births | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 27.62 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1910 | 26.35 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1911 | 31.23 deaths per 100 live births | +18.5% |
| 1912 | 23.7 deaths per 100 live births | -24.1% |
| 1913 | 24.43 deaths per 100 live births | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 26.68 deaths per 100 live births | +9.2% |
| 1915 | 23.88 deaths per 100 live births | -10.5% |
| 1916 | 22.41 deaths per 100 live births | -6.2% |
| 1917 | 24.07 deaths per 100 live births | +7.4% |
| 1918 | 25.67 deaths per 100 live births | +6.7% |
| 1919 | 23.33 deaths per 100 live births | -9.1% |
| 1920 | 20.72 deaths per 100 live births | -11.2% |
| 1921 | 21.29 deaths per 100 live births | +2.7% |
| 1922 | 20.54 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1923 | 20.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 16.41 deaths per 100 live births | -20.8% |
| 1925 | 15.85 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1926 | 15.29 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1927 | 14.38 deaths per 100 live births | -6.0% |
| 1928 | 12.94 deaths per 100 live births | -10.0% |
| 1929 | 14.38 deaths per 100 live births | +11.1% |
| 1930 | 12.24 deaths per 100 live births | -14.9% |
| 1931 | 11.88 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1932 | 11.19 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1933 | 10.84 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1934 | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | -16.8% |
| 1935 | 14.69 deaths per 100 live births | +63.0% |
| 1936 | 9 deaths per 100 live births | -38.7% |
| 1937 | 8.68 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1938 | 8.08 deaths per 100 live births | -6.9% |
| 1939 | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | +23.3% |
| 1940 | 8.66 deaths per 100 live births | -13.0% |
| 1941 | 8.35 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1942 | 8.05 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1943 | 7.77 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1944 | 7.49 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1945 | 7.22 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1946 | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1947 | 6.72 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1948 | 6.48 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1949 | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1950 | 6.02 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1951 | 5.91 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1953 | 5.47 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 5.26 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1955 | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1956 | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1957 | 4.64 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1958 | 4.44 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1960 | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1961 | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9536 deaths per 100 live births | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9031 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.853 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8043 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7586 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7166 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6789 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6459 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6171 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5919 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5703 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5515 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5358 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.522 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5093 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4973 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4854 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4732 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4609 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4488 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4373 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4268 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4176 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4097 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4035 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3988 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3951 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3919 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3844 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3794 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3746 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3712 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3695 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3695 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 80% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births, 96% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | +63.0% | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | 14.69 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1936 | -38.7% | 14.69 deaths per 100 live births | 9 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1810s | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1820s | 34.73 deaths per 100 live births | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 37.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1830s | 44.47 deaths per 100 live births | 38.86 deaths per 100 live births | 49.04 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1840s | 48.41 deaths per 100 live births | 46.28 deaths per 100 live births | 51.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1850s | 47.36 deaths per 100 live births | 41.09 deaths per 100 live births | 52.62 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1860s | 48.02 deaths per 100 live births | 42.22 deaths per 100 live births | 53.92 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1870s | 43.41 deaths per 100 live births | 35.44 deaths per 100 live births | 53.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1880s | 37.07 deaths per 100 live births | 35.28 deaths per 100 live births | 39 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1890s | 35.83 deaths per 100 live births | 33.83 deaths per 100 live births | 37.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 31.43 deaths per 100 live births | 27.62 deaths per 100 live births | 37.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 25.18 deaths per 100 live births | 22.41 deaths per 100 live births | 31.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1920s | 17.25 deaths per 100 live births | 12.94 deaths per 100 live births | 21.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.56 deaths per 100 live births | 8.08 deaths per 100 live births | 14.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 8.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | 6.02 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9031 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6788 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5515 deaths per 100 live births | 0.853 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4268 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5358 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3746 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4176 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3695 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3712 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 173 Ireland 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 174 Greece 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 175 Belgium 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 177 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 178 Australia 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 179 Lithuania 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2000)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % 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 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 child mortality in Germany?
- Child mortality in Germany was 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 53.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1865.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3695 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for child mortality?
- Germany ranks 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.