Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Kosovo
Kosovo: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.9359 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Kosovo, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Kosovo is 0.9359, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Kosovo peaked at 4.1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9359, in 2024.
Kosovo ranks 124th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.1 | — |
| 1991 | 3.93 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.78 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 3.62 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 3.47 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 3.31 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 3.17 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 3.02 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 2.87 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.73 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 2.59 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 2.46 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.32 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.08 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.97 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.87 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.78 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.69 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.61 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.54 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.47 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.41 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.36 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.17 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.12 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9845 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9592 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9359 | -2.4% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 0.9359 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 0.9359 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4426, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4 | 2.73 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 | 1.61 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 | 1.08 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9878 | 0.9359 | 1.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More health data for Kosovo
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -5.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Kosovo?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Kosovo was 0.9359 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9359 in 2024.
- How does Kosovo rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Kosovo ranks 124th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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