Mortality rate, under-5, female in Euro area
Euro area: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
47th
of 47 groups
All-time high
8.64 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
3.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in Euro area stood at 3.4 per 1,000 live births.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Euro area peaked at 8.64 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2023.
Euro area ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.64 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 8.36 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 7.97 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 7.55 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 7.11 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 6.72 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 6.38 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 6.06 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 5.86 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 5.63 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 5.44 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.24 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.07 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.88 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.53 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 4.37 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.24 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.12 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.92 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.81 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.76 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.68 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.63 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.57 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.48 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.45 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.42 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.41 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.03 per 1,000 live births | 5.63 per 1,000 live births | 8.64 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.66 per 1,000 live births | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | 5.44 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.64 per 1,000 live births | 3.45 per 1,000 live births | 3.92 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.41 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.42 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 44 Yemen 34.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Rwanda 34.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Turkmenistan 33.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Dominica 33.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 33.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 49 Mauritania 33 per 1,000 live births compare
- 49 Myanmar 33 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Euro area?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Euro area was 3.4 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, under-5, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 8.64 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Euro area ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.