Child mortality rate in Armenia
Armenia: Child mortality rate was 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Armenia, 1976–2024
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
In 2024, child mortality rate in Armenia stood at 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Armenia peaked at 10.16 deaths per 100 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Armenia 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 7.67 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1980s | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 5.08 deaths per 100 live births | 10.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 124 Libya 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 125 Barbados 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 126 Turkey 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 128 Argentina 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 129 Tonga 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 130 Kazakhstan 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Armenia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 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 17,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 17,903 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 17,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 17,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 17,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 17,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Armenia?
- Child mortality rate in Armenia was 0.9585 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.16 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for child mortality rate?
- Armenia ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .