Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in Western Europe
Western Europe: Child Mortality rate age 1-4 was 0.5994 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in Western Europe, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 0.5994 for child mortality rate age 1-4 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate age 1-4 in Western Europe peaked at 1.68 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5994, in 2024.
That places Western Europe 33rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.68 | — |
| 1991 | 1.62 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.55 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.48 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.4 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.33 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.26 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.21 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.16 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.13 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9712 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9368 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9048 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8721 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.838 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.805 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7743 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7461 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.722 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7017 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6857 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6709 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6564 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6429 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6305 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6204 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6129 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6079 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6046 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6042 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5994 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.38 | 1.13 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9533 | 0.805 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6851 | 0.6204 | 0.7743 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6058 | 0.5994 | 0.6129 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More health data for Western Europe
- Neonatal mortality rate 2.37 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,712 (2024)
- Infant deaths 13,750 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 16,462 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 3.8 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,324 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.44 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 3.2 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,612 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.8382 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate age 1-4 in Western Europe?
- Child mortality rate age 1-4 in Western Europe was 0.5994 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5994 in 2024.
- How does Western Europe rank for child mortality rate age 1-4?
- Western Europe ranks 33rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate age 1-4 rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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