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

0.20.40.60.811990200720241990: 0.9651991: 0.9271992: 0.8921993: 0.8591994: 0.8281995: 0.7991996: 0.771997: 0.7441998: 0.7171999: 0.6912000: 0.6662001: 0.642002: 0.6152003: 0.592004: 0.5652005: 0.5412006: 0.5182007: 0.4952008: 0.4732009: 0.4522010: 0.4322011: 0.4132012: 0.3952013: 0.3792014: 0.3632015: 0.3482016: 0.3352017: 0.3222018: 0.312019: 0.2992020: 0.2892021: 0.2792022: 0.2692023: 0.2592024: 0.25

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

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Ireland, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 195 Slovenia 0.2918 compare
  2. 196 Norway 0.2893 compare
  3. 197 Denmark 0.2737 compare
  4. 199 Luxembourg 0.2318 compare
  5. 200 San Marino 0.1711 compare
  6. 201 Iceland 0.1676 compare

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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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Indicator
Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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