What is infant mortality rate in Czechia?

Infant mortality rate in Czechia was 0.2104 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 rate recorded in Czechia?

The highest recorded value was 7.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Czechia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Czechia rank for infant mortality rate?

Czechia ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Czechia?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Czechia 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Czechia

Name: Infant mortality rate in Czechia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Czechia: Infant mortality rate was 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2104 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

189th

of 199 countries

All-time high

7.18 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.2104 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant mortality rate in Czechia, 1949–2024

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

Czechia recorded 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Czechia peaked at 7.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Czechia ranks 189th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	7.18 deaths per 100 live births	7.18 deaths per 100 live births	7.18 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	3.49 deaths per 100 live births	2.18 deaths per 100 live births	6.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.11 deaths per 100 live births	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	2.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	1.56 deaths per 100 live births	2.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.24 deaths per 100 live births	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	1.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.7528 deaths per 100 live births	0.479 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3622 deaths per 100 live births	0.2852 deaths per 100 live births	0.4463 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2565 deaths per 100 live births	0.2441 deaths per 100 live births	0.2725 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2212 deaths per 100 live births	0.2104 deaths per 100 live births	0.235 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Czechia

186 Singapore 0.2204 deaths per 100 live births compare
187 Latvia 0.2154 deaths per 100 live births compare
188 Iceland 0.2123 deaths per 100 live births compare
190 Norway 0.2045 deaths per 100 live births compare
191 Sweden 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Montenegro 0.193 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Czechia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,393 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 49,807 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,279 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,710 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,789 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 51,596 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Czechia?: Infant mortality rate in Czechia was 0.2104 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 rate recorded in Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 7.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Czechia rank for infant mortality rate?: Czechia ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Czechia?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Czechia 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .