Mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.537 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Northern America stood at 0.537. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Northern America peaked at 1.6 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.537, in 2024.
That places Europe and Northern America 30th 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.55 | — |
| 1991 | 1.54 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.6 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.57 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.46 | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 1.43 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.36 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.29 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.21 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.14 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.02 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9781 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9403 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8989 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8567 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8174 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.782 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7495 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7186 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6909 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6657 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6438 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6256 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6103 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.595 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5809 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5679 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5562 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.547 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5425 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5406 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5555 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5396 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.537 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 | 1.14 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8837 | 0.7186 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6083 | 0.547 | 0.6909 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.543 | 0.537 | 0.5555 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 27 Kiribati 5.7 compare
- 28 Togo 5.58 compare
- 29 Ghana 5.41 compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 5.16 compare
- 31 Afghanistan 5.13 compare
- 32 Haiti 5.08 compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 4.73 compare
More health data for Europe and Northern America
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.8165 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 8,749 (2024)
- Infant deaths 45,277 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 54,026 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 5.21 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.47 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 23,901 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 30,125 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 4.39 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,152 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Northern America?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Europe and Northern America was 0.537 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.537 in 2024.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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