What is infant mortality rate in Spain?

Infant mortality rate in Spain was 0.2621 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 Spain?

The highest recorded value was 8.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2609 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Spain rank for infant mortality rate?

Spain ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Spain 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 Spain

Name: Infant mortality rate in Spain
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)

Spain: Infant mortality rate was 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2621 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

180th

of 199 countries

All-time high

8.61 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.2609 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant mortality rate in Spain, 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

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Spain is 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Spain peaked at 8.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2609 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

That places Spain 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	8.61 deaths per 100 live births	8.61 deaths per 100 live births	8.61 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	5.89 deaths per 100 live births	4.86 deaths per 100 live births	7.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	3.82 deaths per 100 live births	2.98 deaths per 100 live births	4.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.99 deaths per 100 live births	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	2.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.9661 deaths per 100 live births	0.7772 deaths per 100 live births	1.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.5833 deaths per 100 live births	0.4494 deaths per 100 live births	0.7446 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3854 deaths per 100 live births	0.3285 deaths per 100 live births	0.4356 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.282 deaths per 100 live births	0.2633 deaths per 100 live births	0.3158 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2615 deaths per 100 live births	0.2609 deaths per 100 live births	0.2621 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Spain

177 Austria 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Portugal 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births compare
179 Israel 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births compare
181 North Macedonia 0.2457 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 Andorra 0.2419 deaths per 100 live births compare
183 South Korea 0.2328 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Spain

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 108 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 256,713 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 242,742 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 258,924 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 243,526 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 257,521 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,346 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Spain?: Infant mortality rate in Spain was 0.2621 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 Spain?: The highest recorded value was 8.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2609 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Spain rank for infant mortality rate?: Spain ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain 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 .