Mortality rate, infant in Euro area
Euro area: Mortality rate, infant was 3.06 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.06 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
8.18 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
3.06 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
Euro area recorded 3.06 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Euro area peaked at 8.18 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.06 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Euro area, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.18 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 7.86 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 7.48 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 7.04 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 6.23 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 5.86 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 5.54 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 5.33 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.11 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.92 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 4.71 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 4.55 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.38 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 4.05 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.81 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.53 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.44 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.37 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.31 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.28 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.25 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.22 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.19 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.17 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.11 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.09 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.08 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.07 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.06 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.52 per 1,000 live births | 5.11 per 1,000 live births | 8.18 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.18 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.92 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 per 1,000 live births | 3.11 per 1,000 live births | 3.53 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 per 1,000 live births | 3.06 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2288 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Euro area?
- Mortality rate, infant in Euro area was 3.06 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 recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.