Mortality rate, under-5 in Euro area
Euro area: Mortality rate, under-5 was 3.71 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.71 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
9.87 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
3.71 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 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 in Euro area stood at 3.71 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Euro area peaked at 9.87 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.71 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5 in Euro area, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.87 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 9.04 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 8.56 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 8.05 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 7.57 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 7.16 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 6.78 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 6.52 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 6.29 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 6.08 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.82 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 5.63 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.42 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.23 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.02 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.84 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.71 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 4.58 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.33 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.24 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.13 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.06 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.01 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.96 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.93 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.85 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.82 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.77 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.75 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.75 per 1,000 live births | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.73 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.72 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.71 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 per 1,000 live births | 6.29 per 1,000 live births | 9.87 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.18 per 1,000 live births | 4.48 per 1,000 live births | 6.08 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 per 1,000 live births | 3.77 per 1,000 live births | 4.33 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 per 1,000 live births | 3.71 per 1,000 live births | 3.75 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Euro area?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Euro area was 3.71 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 recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 9.87 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.