Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Europe (WHO region)
Europe (WHO region): Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 0.7828 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.7828
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
7th
of 7 groups
All-time high
1.77
in 1992
All-time low
0.7828
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Europe (WHO region), 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Europe (WHO region) stood at 0.7828. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Europe (WHO region) peaked at 1.77 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7828, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Europe (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.72 | — |
| 1991 | 1.74 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.77 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.76 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.74 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.68 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.65 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.63 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.72 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.58 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.54 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.49 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.43 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.31 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.26 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.21 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.16 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.12 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9942 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9612 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9323 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9067 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.882 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8572 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8311 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8059 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7828 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 | 1.63 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 | 1.12 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9275 | 0.8059 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7828 | 0.7828 | 0.7828 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe (WHO region)
- 4 Cote d'Ivoire 10.64 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.51 compare
- 6 Somalia 9.39 compare
- 7 Cameroon 9.16 compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 9.04 compare
- 9 Burundi 8.99 compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 8.98 compare
More health data for Europe (WHO region)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 52,021 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38,686 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 199 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 85 (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -74.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -82.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Europe (WHO region)?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Europe (WHO region) was 0.7828 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7828 in 2020.
- How does Europe (WHO region) rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Europe (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 7 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Europe (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).