Child mortality rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Child mortality rate was 0.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Montenegro, 1984–2024
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
Montenegro recorded 0.24 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Montenegro peaked at 2.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Montenegro ranks 192nd of 200 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.67 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.264 deaths per 100 live births | 0.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.29 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 189 Andorra 0.25 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 189 Latvia 0.25 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 189 Norway 0.25 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 192 Finland 0.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 192 Japan 0.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 192 Sweden 0.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Montenegro
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 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 3,783 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,696 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 3,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Montenegro?
- Child mortality rate in Montenegro was 0.24 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1984.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for child mortality rate?
- Montenegro ranks 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.