Infant mortality rate in Europe
Europe: Infant mortality rate was 3.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.74
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
32nd
of 33 groups
All-time high
13.17
in 1990
All-time low
3.74
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Infant mortality rate in Europe, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Europe recorded 3.74 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 13.17 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.74, in 2024.
Europe ranks 32nd of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.17 | — |
| 1991 | 12.69 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 12.32 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 11.87 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 11.44 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 11.04 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 10.54 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 10.07 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 9.67 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 9.15 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 8.69 | -5.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2 | 9.15 | 13.17 | 10 |
| 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
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)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 12,837 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.26 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15,555 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 8,006 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.98 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Europe?
- Infant mortality rate in Europe was 3.74 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.17 in 1990.
- 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 32nd out of 33 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 UNICEF, published as part of Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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