What is child mortality rate in North Macedonia?

Child mortality rate in North Macedonia was 0.28 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 North Macedonia?

The highest recorded value was 18.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in North Macedonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does North Macedonia rank for child mortality rate?

North Macedonia ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this North Macedonia 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.

Child mortality rate in North Macedonia

Name: Child mortality rate in North Macedonia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Macedonia: Child mortality rate was 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.28 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 17.6%

World rank

182nd

of 200 countries

All-time high

18.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

0.28 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Child mortality rate in North Macedonia, 1960–2024

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

North Macedonia recorded 0.28 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in North Macedonia peaked at 18.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.28 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places North Macedonia 182nd 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
1960s	18.66 deaths per 100 live births	18.66 deaths per 100 live births	18.66 deaths per 100 live births	1
1970s	12.24 deaths per 100 live births	12.24 deaths per 100 live births	12.24 deaths per 100 live births	1
1980s	4.94 deaths per 100 live births	3.96 deaths per 100 live births	5.68 deaths per 100 live births	9
1990s	2.65 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	3.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.996 deaths per 100 live births	0.71 deaths per 100 live births	1.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.43 deaths per 100 live births	0.28 deaths per 100 live births	0.6 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

180 Portugal 0.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Spain 0.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 Iceland 0.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 South Korea 0.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
185 Italy 0.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
185 Monaco 0.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
185 Singapore 0.27 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for North Macedonia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,700 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 8 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 10,719 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 10,524 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 10,673 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 10,493 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 10,624 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 10,398 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in North Macedonia?: Child mortality rate in North Macedonia was 0.28 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 North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 18.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does North Macedonia rank for child mortality rate?: North Macedonia ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Macedonia 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

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.