Child mortality in Netherlands
Netherlands: Child mortality was 0.39 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.39
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 200 countries
All-time high
38.96
in 1859
All-time low
0.39
in 2023
Years of data
185
1840–2024
Child mortality in Netherlands, 1840–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality in Netherlands stood at 0.39. That is the lowest value across all 185 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Netherlands peaked at 38.96 in 1859 and was at its lowest, 0.39, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 169th 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.
Child mortality in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1840 | 26.68 | — |
| 1841 | 27.78 | +4.1% |
| 1842 | 32.2 | +15.9% |
| 1843 | 27.47 | -14.7% |
| 1844 | 26.68 | -2.9% |
| 1845 | 27.32 | +2.4% |
| 1846 | 37.38 | +36.8% |
| 1847 | 33.83 | -9.5% |
| 1848 | 29.59 | -12.5% |
| 1849 | 27.47 | -7.2% |
| 1850 | 29.37 | +6.9% |
| 1851 | 30.36 | +3.4% |
| 1852 | 31.54 | +3.9% |
| 1853 | 29.31 | -7.1% |
| 1854 | 29.76 | +1.5% |
| 1855 | 34.31 | +15.3% |
| 1856 | 30.9 | -9.9% |
| 1857 | 34.17 | +10.6% |
| 1858 | 32.98 | -3.5% |
| 1859 | 38.96 | +18.1% |
| 1860 | 31.75 | -18.5% |
| 1861 | 33.28 | +4.8% |
| 1862 | 31.47 | -5.4% |
| 1863 | 32.03 | +1.8% |
| 1864 | 31.52 | -1.6% |
| 1865 | 34.15 | +8.3% |
| 1866 | 33.14 | -3.0% |
| 1867 | 31 | -6.5% |
| 1868 | 33.73 | +8.8% |
| 1869 | 28.88 | -14.4% |
| 1870 | 32.76 | +13.4% |
| 1871 | 36.86 | +12.5% |
| 1872 | 34.45 | -6.5% |
| 1873 | 31.25 | -9.3% |
| 1874 | 28.69 | -8.2% |
| 1875 | 32.5 | +13.3% |
| 1876 | 30.03 | -7.6% |
| 1877 | 28.47 | -5.2% |
| 1878 | 29.88 | +5.0% |
| 1879 | 28.3 | -5.3% |
| 1880 | 31.42 | +11.0% |
| 1881 | 27.62 | -12.1% |
| 1882 | 26.86 | -2.8% |
| 1883 | 28.33 | +5.5% |
| 1884 | 30.52 | +7.7% |
| 1885 | 27.05 | -11.4% |
| 1886 | 29.58 | +9.4% |
| 1887 | 25.55 | -13.6% |
| 1888 | 26.73 | +4.6% |
| 1889 | 26.71 | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 25.92 | -3.0% |
| 1891 | 26.3 | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 26.25 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 24.86 | -5.3% |
| 1894 | 23.09 | -7.1% |
| 1895 | 24.43 | +5.8% |
| 1896 | 22.64 | -7.3% |
| 1897 | 21.44 | -5.3% |
| 1898 | 22.6 | +5.4% |
| 1899 | 21.51 | -4.8% |
| 1900 | 22.13 | +2.9% |
| 1901 | 22.93 | +3.6% |
| 1902 | 20.23 | -11.8% |
| 1903 | 19.68 | -2.7% |
| 1904 | 20.75 | +5.4% |
| 1905 | 19.03 | -8.3% |
| 1906 | 18.54 | -2.6% |
| 1907 | 17.16 | -7.4% |
| 1908 | 18.55 | +8.1% |
| 1909 | 15.41 | -16.9% |
| 1910 | 16.13 | +4.7% |
| 1911 | 18.84 | +16.8% |
| 1912 | 13.79 | -26.8% |
| 1913 | 14.04 | +1.8% |
| 1914 | 14.31 | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 13.51 | -5.6% |
| 1916 | 14.07 | +4.1% |
| 1917 | 14.04 | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 17.91 | +27.6% |
| 1919 | 14.98 | -16.4% |
| 1920 | 12.37 | -17.4% |
| 1921 | 11.52 | -6.9% |
| 1922 | 10.54 | -8.5% |
| 1923 | 9.43 | -10.5% |
| 1924 | 8.29 | -12.1% |
| 1925 | 8.14 | -1.8% |
| 1926 | 8.58 | +5.4% |
| 1927 | 8.33 | -2.9% |
| 1928 | 7.37 | -11.5% |
| 1929 | 8.17 | +10.9% |
| 1930 | 7.02 | -14.1% |
| 1931 | 6.71 | -4.4% |
| 1932 | 6.23 | -7.2% |
| 1933 | 5.68 | -8.8% |
| 1934 | 5.62 | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 5.23 | -6.9% |
| 1936 | 5.19 | -0.8% |
| 1937 | 4.91 | -5.4% |
| 1938 | 4.93 | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 4.48 | -9.1% |
| 1940 | 5.19 | +15.8% |
| 1941 | 5.66 | +9.1% |
| 1942 | 5.4 | -4.6% |
| 1943 | 6.19 | +14.6% |
| 1944 | 7.05 | +13.9% |
| 1945 | 10.34 | +46.7% |
| 1946 | 6.19 | -40.1% |
| 1947 | 4.17 | -32.6% |
| 1948 | 3.57 | -14.4% |
| 1949 | 3.34 | -6.4% |
| 1950 | 3.19 | -4.5% |
| 1951 | 3.04 | -4.7% |
| 1952 | 2.9 | -4.6% |
| 1953 | 2.77 | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 2.63 | -5.1% |
| 1955 | 2.51 | -4.6% |
| 1956 | 2.4 | -4.4% |
| 1957 | 2.31 | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 2.22 | -3.9% |
| 1959 | 2.15 | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 2.08 | -3.3% |
| 1961 | 2.03 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 1.97 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 1.92 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.88 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.83 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.79 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.74 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.69 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.64 | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.58 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 1.53 | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 1.47 | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 1.41 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 1.36 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 1.31 | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.26 | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.21 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 1.16 | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 1.12 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.09 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.06 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.04 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.01 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.99 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.97 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.95 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.92 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.89 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.86 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.83 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.77 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.74 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.71 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.69 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.67 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.66 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.64 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.63 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.62 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.59 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.57 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.55 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.53 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.51 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.49 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.47 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.46 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.44 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.43 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.42 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.41 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.39 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.39 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.47, 83% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.39 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.39, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | +46.7% | 7.05 | 10.34 |
| 1846 | +36.8% | 27.32 | 37.38 |
| 1946 | -40.1% | 10.34 | 6.19 |
| 1918 | +27.6% | 14.04 | 17.91 |
| 1947 | -32.6% | 6.19 | 4.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 29.64 | 26.68 | 37.38 | 10 |
| 1850s | 32.17 | 29.31 | 38.96 | 10 |
| 1860s | 32.09 | 28.88 | 34.15 | 10 |
| 1870s | 31.32 | 28.3 | 36.86 | 10 |
| 1880s | 28.04 | 25.55 | 31.42 | 10 |
| 1890s | 23.9 | 21.44 | 26.3 | 10 |
| 1900s | 19.44 | 15.41 | 22.93 | 10 |
| 1910s | 15.16 | 13.51 | 18.84 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.27 | 7.37 | 12.37 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.6 | 4.48 | 7.02 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.71 | 3.34 | 10.34 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.61 | 2.15 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.86 | 1.64 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.34 | 1.12 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.978 | 0.86 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.714 | 0.63 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.539 | 0.46 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.414 | 0.4 | 0.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.396 | 0.39 | 0.4 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.4989 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0239 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality in Netherlands?
- Child mortality in Netherlands was 0.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.96 in 1859.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for child mortality?
- Netherlands ranks 169th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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