Mortality rate age 5-9 in Ireland
Ireland: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.2503 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2503
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
198th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9648
in 1990
All-time low
0.2503
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.2503 for mortality rate age 5-9 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Ireland peaked at 0.9648 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2503, in 2024.
That places Ireland 198th out of 201 countries 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9648 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9273 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8917 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8587 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8278 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7985 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7705 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7436 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7172 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.691 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6655 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6399 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6146 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5897 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5652 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5411 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5176 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4947 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4728 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4518 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4319 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.413 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3952 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3786 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.363 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3484 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3347 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.322 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3102 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2992 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2888 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2786 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2688 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2592 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2503 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8191 | 0.691 | 0.9648 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5553 | 0.4518 | 0.6655 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3596 | 0.2992 | 0.4319 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2692 | 0.2503 | 0.2888 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Ireland?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Ireland was 0.2503 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9648 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2503 in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Ireland ranks 198th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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