Infant mortality rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Infant mortality rate was 0.193 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Montenegro, 1984–2024
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
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Montenegro is 0.193 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Montenegro peaked at 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.193 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Montenegro ranks 192nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9651 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6412 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3907 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2587 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5791 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2161 deaths per 100 live births | 0.193 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2424 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Montenegro
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 4,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 4,262 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 4,080 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 397,715 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Montenegro?
- Infant mortality rate in Montenegro was 0.193 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1984.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.193 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for infant mortality rate?
- Montenegro ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .