Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Montenegro
Montenegro: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 6 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 199 countries
All-time high
105 deaths
in 1990
All-time low
6 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Montenegro, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Montenegro stood at 6 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Montenegro peaked at 105 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6 deaths, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 184th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 105 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 103 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 98 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 92 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 89 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 87 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 84 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 81 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 79 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 77 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 77 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 72 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 69 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 63 deaths | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 58 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 54 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 51 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 49 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 46 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 37 deaths | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 31 deaths | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 28 deaths | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 25 deaths | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 21 deaths | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 18 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 15 deaths | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 13 deaths | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 11 deaths | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 9 deaths | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 8 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 7 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 6 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788 deaths, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 6 deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 167 deaths, 4% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5 deaths | 77 deaths | 105 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4 deaths | 46 deaths | 77 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8 deaths | 9 deaths | 37 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 deaths | 6 deaths | 8 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 183 Marshall Islands 9 deaths compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 6 deaths compare
- 184 Iceland 6 deaths compare
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 deaths compare
More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Montenegro?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Montenegro was 6 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 105 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 deaths in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Montenegro ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .