Mortality rate, under-5, male in Euro area
Euro area: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 4.02 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.02 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
47th
of 47 groups
All-time high
11.04 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
4.02 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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
Euro area recorded 4.02 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Euro area peaked at 11.04 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.02 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
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, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.04 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 10.08 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 9.51 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 8.94 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 8.37 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 7.15 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 6.93 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 6.65 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 6.37 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 6.16 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.96 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 5.71 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 5.32 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.87 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.72 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.49 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.35 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.31 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.27 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.15 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.06 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.04 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.03 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.04 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 6.93 per 1,000 live births | 11.04 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.67 per 1,000 live births | 4.87 per 1,000 live births | 6.65 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.36 per 1,000 live births | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.72 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 per 1,000 live births | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | 4.06 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 44 Yemen 41.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Rwanda 41.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Mauritania 40.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Myanmar 40.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Senegal 40.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 40.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 50 Ghana 39.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Euro area?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Euro area was 4.02 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, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 11.04 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Euro area ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.