Mortality rate, under-5, male in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 8.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 6.5%
Rank
40th
of 47 groups
All-time high
33.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
8.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Europe & Central Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 8.6 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 6.5% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 33.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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 Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 33.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 32.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 28.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 26.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 23 per 1,000 live births | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 20.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 11 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.07 per 1,000 live births | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | 33.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.89 per 1,000 live births | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | 23 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.89 per 1,000 live births | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.94 per 1,000 live births | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 37 Gambia 46.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 38 Turkmenistan 44 per 1,000 live births compare
- 39 Namibia 43.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 40 Kenya 42.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 42.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 42 Congo 42.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 43 Comoros 42.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1309 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 0.2923 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0361 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0355 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Europe & Central Asia?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Europe & Central Asia was 8.6 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 Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.