Mortality rate, infant, male in Euro area
Euro area: Mortality rate, infant, male was 3.31 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.31 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
47th
of 47 groups
All-time high
9.15 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
3.31 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Euro area, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, male in Euro area is 3.31 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Euro area peaked at 9.15 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.31 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Euro area 47th out of 47 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, infant, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.15 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 8.78 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 8.36 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 7.85 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 7.37 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 6.91 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 6.49 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 6.15 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 5.85 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 5.62 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 5.17 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.98 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.79 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 4.59 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.45 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 4.29 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.19 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.05 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.95 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.83 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.69 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.56 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.53 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.48 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.47 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.43 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.34 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.32 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.33 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.31 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.31 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.25 per 1,000 live births | 5.62 per 1,000 live births | 9.15 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.59 per 1,000 live births | 3.95 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.83 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 per 1,000 live births | 3.31 per 1,000 live births | 3.34 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 44 Turkmenistan 34.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Burundi 33.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Papua New Guinea 33.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Mauritania 33.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 48 Senegal 32.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 49 Rwanda 32.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 50 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.5 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.4205 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Euro area?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Euro area was 3.31 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 9.15 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Euro area ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.