Child mortality in Taiwan
Taiwan: Child mortality was 0.392 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.392 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
170th
of 203 countries
All-time high
48.07 deaths per 100 live births
in 1918
All-time low
0.392 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality in Taiwan, 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 Taiwan is 0.392 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Taiwan peaked at 48.07 deaths per 100 live births in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.392 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Taiwan 170th 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 Taiwan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1801 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 46.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 46.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 46.69 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 46.68 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 46.65 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 46.62 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 46.58 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 46.53 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 46.48 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 46.41 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 46.34 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 46.27 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 44.54 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1908 | 42.6 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1909 | 41.35 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1910 | 38.65 deaths per 100 live births | -6.5% |
| 1911 | 38.56 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 38.35 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 39.11 deaths per 100 live births | +2.0% |
| 1914 | 40.74 deaths per 100 live births | +4.2% |
| 1915 | 45.08 deaths per 100 live births | +10.6% |
| 1916 | 42.97 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1917 | 41.08 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1918 | 48.07 deaths per 100 live births | +17.0% |
| 1919 | 41.13 deaths per 100 live births | -14.4% |
| 1920 | 45.75 deaths per 100 live births | +11.2% |
| 1921 | 42.45 deaths per 100 live births | -7.2% |
| 1922 | 34.45 deaths per 100 live births | -18.9% |
| 1923 | 35.83 deaths per 100 live births | +4.0% |
| 1924 | 33.72 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1925 | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | +9.5% |
| 1926 | 33.66 deaths per 100 live births | -8.8% |
| 1927 | 30.8 deaths per 100 live births | -8.5% |
| 1928 | 30 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1929 | 29.32 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 28.64 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1931 | 28.87 deaths per 100 live births | +0.8% |
| 1932 | 28.7 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 27.93 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 1934 | 27.28 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1935 | 27.02 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1936 | 27.72 deaths per 100 live births | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 27.17 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1938 | 25.96 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1939 | 25.98 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 25.73 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1941 | 24.65 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1942 | 23.59 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1943 | 22.65 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1944 | 21.64 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1945 | 20.65 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1946 | 19.69 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1947 | 18.75 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1948 | 17.91 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1949 | 17.01 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1950 | 16.13 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1951 | 15.71 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 13.24 deaths per 100 live births | -15.7% |
| 1953 | 11.97 deaths per 100 live births | -9.6% |
| 1954 | 10.8 deaths per 100 live births | -9.8% |
| 1955 | 10.48 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 10.34 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 10.3 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 9.12 deaths per 100 live births | -11.5% |
| 1959 | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 8.8 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 7.83 deaths per 100 live births | -11.1% |
| 1962 | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 6.18 deaths per 100 live births | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 5.5 deaths per 100 live births | -11.1% |
| 1965 | 4.89 deaths per 100 live births | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.975 deaths per 100 live births | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.852 deaths per 100 live births | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.899 deaths per 100 live births | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.891 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.895 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.844 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.825 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.777 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.763 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.902 deaths per 100 live births | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.927 deaths per 100 live births | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.894 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.907 deaths per 100 live births | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.855 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.798 deaths per 100 live births | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.766 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.694 deaths per 100 live births | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.739 deaths per 100 live births | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.704 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.67 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.661 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.643 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.564 deaths per 100 live births | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.538 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.538 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.538 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.507 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.493 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.48 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.468 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.456 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.444 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.433 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.421 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.411 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.401 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.392 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1810s | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1820s | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1830s | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1840s | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1850s | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1860s | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1870s | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1880s | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1890s | 46.7 deaths per 100 live births | 46.65 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 45.37 deaths per 100 live births | 41.35 deaths per 100 live births | 46.62 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 41.37 deaths per 100 live births | 38.35 deaths per 100 live births | 48.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1920s | 35.29 deaths per 100 live births | 29.32 deaths per 100 live births | 45.75 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1930s | 27.53 deaths per 100 live births | 25.96 deaths per 100 live births | 28.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 21.23 deaths per 100 live births | 17.01 deaths per 100 live births | 25.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.71 deaths per 100 live births | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | 16.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 8.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.852 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8634 deaths per 100 live births | 0.763 deaths per 100 live births | 0.927 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7094 deaths per 100 live births | 0.564 deaths per 100 live births | 0.855 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4995 deaths per 100 live births | 0.444 deaths per 100 live births | 0.538 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4116 deaths per 100 live births | 0.392 deaths per 100 live births | 0.433 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 167 France 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 168 Poland 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 169 Denmark 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 171 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 172 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 173 Ireland 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality in Taiwan?
- Child mortality in Taiwan was 0.392 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.07 deaths per 100 live births in 1918.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.392 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Taiwan rank for child mortality?
- Taiwan ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.