Infant mortality rate in Europe
Europe: Infant mortality rate was 3.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Europe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe recorded 3.74 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Europe peaked at 8.69 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.74, in 2024.
Europe ranks 20th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.69 | — |
| 2001 | 8.35 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 8.05 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 7.72 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.34 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 6.95 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 6.33 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 6.09 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.88 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 5.65 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.49 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.37 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.21 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 5 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.78 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.55 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 4.33 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 4.16 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.02 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.93 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.85 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.78 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.76 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.74 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2 | 5.88 | 8.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.86 | 4.02 | 5.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 | 3.74 | 3.93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 17 Mozambique 43.72 compare
- 17 Türkiye 8.03 compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 43.63 compare
- 19 Djibouti 43 compare
- 20 Madagascar 42.97 compare
- 21 Sudan 42.91 compare
- 22 Eswatini 42.22 compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 42.07 compare
More health data for Europe
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.7189 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 4,831 (2024)
- Infant deaths 23,561 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 28,392 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 4.45 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.26 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 12,837 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 8,006 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Europe?
- Infant mortality rate in Europe was 3.74 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 in 2024.
- How does Europe rank for infant mortality rate?
- Europe ranks 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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