Child mortality rate in Albania
Albania: Child mortality rate was 0.92 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Albania, 1978–2024
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
Albania recorded 0.92 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Albania peaked at 9.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.92 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Albania ranks 131st of 200 countries on this measure, 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 | 9.27 deaths per 100 live births | 8.88 deaths per 100 live births | 9.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.89 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.938 deaths per 100 live births | 0.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.95 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 128 Argentina 0.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 128 Tonga 0.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 130 Kazakhstan 0.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 133 Thailand 0.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 134 Bahrain 0.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Albania
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 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 20,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 18,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 19,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 17,591 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Albania?
- Child mortality rate in Albania was 0.92 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 rate recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1978.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for child mortality rate?
- Albania ranks 131st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.