What is child mortality rate in Czechia?

Child mortality rate in Czechia was 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Czechia?

The highest recorded value was 8.5 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Czechia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Czechia rank for child mortality rate?

Czechia ranks 187th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Czechia?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Czechia 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Czechia

Name: Child mortality rate in Czechia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Czechia: Child mortality rate was 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2594 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

187th

of 199 countries

All-time high

8.5 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.2594 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality rate in Czechia, 1949–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Czechia peaked at 8.5 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Czechia 187th out of 199 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	8.5 deaths per 100 live births	8.5 deaths per 100 live births	8.5 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	4.12 deaths per 100 live births	2.56 deaths per 100 live births	7.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.45 deaths per 100 live births	2.42 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.16 deaths per 100 live births	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	2.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.44 deaths per 100 live births	1.26 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.8976 deaths per 100 live births	0.5834 deaths per 100 live births	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4465 deaths per 100 live births	0.3536 deaths per 100 live births	0.5454 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.3177 deaths per 100 live births	0.3016 deaths per 100 live births	0.3381 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.273 deaths per 100 live births	0.2594 deaths per 100 live births	0.2903 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Czechia

184 Italy 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births compare
186 Monaco 0.2661 deaths per 100 live births compare
188 Andorra 0.2507 deaths per 100 live births compare
189 Latvia 0.2501 deaths per 100 live births compare
190 Norway 0.2487 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Czechia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,393 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 49,807 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,279 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,710 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,789 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 51,596 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Czechia?: Child mortality rate in Czechia was 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 8.5 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Czechia rank for child mortality rate?: Czechia ranks 187th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Czechia?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Czechia 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .