Child mortality rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Child mortality rate was 0.4833 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality rate in Netherlands, 1949β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.4833 for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Netherlands peaked at 7.1 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.4833, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 180th out of 200 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 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1950s | 5.58 | 4.61 | 6.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.95 | 3.44 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.75 | 2.24 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 | 1.61 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8926 | 0.713 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5977 | 0.5387 | 0.6827 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5061 | 0.4833 | 0.5283 | 5 |
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More health data for Netherlands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4969 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 128,921 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Netherlands?
- Child mortality rate in Netherlands was 0.4833 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 in 1949.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4833 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for child mortality rate?
- Netherlands ranks 180th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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