Infant mortality by sex in Monaco
Monaco: Infant mortality by sex was 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2431 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
185th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8843 deaths per 100 live births
in 1985
All-time low
0.2431 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Infant mortality by sex in Monaco, 1985–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Monaco recorded 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Monaco peaked at 0.8843 deaths per 100 live births in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Monaco 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Infant mortality by sex in Monaco, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.8843 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1986 | 0.8438 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.804 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7696 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7362 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.671 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6428 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6156 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5879 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.564 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5413 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5204 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4999 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4819 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4654 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4506 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4375 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4253 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4045 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3948 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3859 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3769 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3686 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.36 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3519 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3436 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3354 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3265 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3176 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3087 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2997 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2907 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2818 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2733 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2655 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.258 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2507 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3977 deaths per 100 live births, 61% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3683 deaths per 100 live births, 66% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8076 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7362 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8843 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5827 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4819 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4124 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3686 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4654 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3216 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2818 deaths per 100 live births | 0.36 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2581 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2733 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 182 North Macedonia 0.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 183 South Korea 0.2549 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 184 Italy 0.2473 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 186 Czechia 0.2334 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 187 Singapore 0.2333 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 188 Latvia 0.2313 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Monaco
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 772.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2094)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1938 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 178 (2025)
- Population, male 18,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 191 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 184 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 191 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 185 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Monaco?
- Infant mortality by sex in Monaco was 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8843 deaths per 100 live births in 1985.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2431 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Monaco rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Monaco ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Monaco data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .