Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Europe and Central Asia
Europe and Central Asia: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.789 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Central Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Europe and Central Asia recorded 0.789 for mortality rate age 5-9 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Central Asia peaked at 2.42 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7341, in 2021.
That places Europe and Central Asia 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.35 | — |
| 1991 | 2.34 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.42 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.38 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.25 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 2.21 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.14 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 2.04 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 1.95 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.01 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.78 | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 1.71 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.64 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.57 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.42 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.35 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.28 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.14 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9626 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9153 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8751 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8393 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8073 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7788 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7547 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7378 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7348 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7341 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7628 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | +42.3% |
| 2024 | 0.789 | -27.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Central Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +42.3% | 0.7628 | 1.09 |
| 2024 | -27.3% | 1.09 | 0.789 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.21 | 1.95 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 | 1.14 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8769 | 0.7378 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8213 | 0.7341 | 1.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia
More health data for Europe and Central Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,254 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.28 (2024)
- Infant deaths 62,584 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 7,758 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 10.97 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 39,212 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 74,466 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Central Asia?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Central Asia was 0.789 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7341 in 2021.
- How does Europe and Central Asia rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Europe and Central Asia ranks 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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