Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence was 3.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 3.7 for fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in 2023.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 4.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.1 | — |
| 2012 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8 | +54.8% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.7 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7 | -19.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +54.8% | 3.1 | 4.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.22 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.38 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More health data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.5 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 12,876 (2022)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 16,837 (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.3 (2023)
- Life expectancy by age and sex 81.5 (2024)
- Hospital beds by function and type of care 2.28 million (2024)
- Health graduates - historical data 64,888 (2020)
- Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit 1.47 million (2024)
- Hospital beds by type of care - historical data 2.38 million (2019)
- Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level 50.4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 3.7 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2011.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2023.
- Is fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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