Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region was 3.5 Rate in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 2002–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Nordrhein-Westfalen recorded 3.5 Rate for infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 5.1 Rate in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.3 Rate, in 2021.
That places Nordrhein-Westfalen 185th out of 423 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.8 Rate | — |
| 2003 | 5.1 Rate | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 5 Rate | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6 Rate | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8 Rate | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.3 Rate | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 4 Rate | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2 Rate | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3 Rate | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8 Rate | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9 Rate | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.1 Rate | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8 Rate | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7 Rate | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.4 Rate | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3 Rate | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4 Rate | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5 Rate | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.65 Rate | 4 Rate | 5.1 Rate | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.95 Rate | 3.7 Rate | 4.3 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 Rate | 3.3 Rate | 3.5 Rate | 4 |
More health data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 80.7 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 655 Number (2017)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 80,962 Number (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 138,141 Number (2019)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 0 Rate (2023)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 0 Number (2023)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 47,081 Number (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 94,757 Number (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 47,676 Number (2021)
- Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - females - historical 17.56 million Number (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 3.5 Rate in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 Rate in 2003.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 Rate in 2021.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 185th out of 423 regions with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nordrhein-Westfalen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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