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Number of children who die before age 5 in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: Number of children who die before age 5 was 5 deaths in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
208th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79 deaths
in 1950
All-time low
5 deaths
in 2009
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children who die before age 5 in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Faroe Islands stood at 5 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Faroe Islands peaked at 79 deaths in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5 deaths, in 2009.

Faroe Islands ranks 208th of 236 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 children who die before age 5 in Faroe Islands, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 79 deaths —
1951 71 deaths -10.1%
1952 64 deaths -9.9%
1953 56 deaths -12.5%
1954 49 deaths -12.5%
1955 44 deaths -10.2%
1956 39 deaths -11.4%
1957 35 deaths -10.3%
1958 32 deaths -8.6%
1959 30 deaths -6.2%
1960 26 deaths -13.3%
1961 23 deaths -11.5%
1962 22 deaths -4.3%
1963 21 deaths -4.5%
1964 19 deaths -9.5%
1965 19 deaths +0.0%
1966 19 deaths +0.0%
1967 18 deaths -5.3%
1968 17 deaths -5.6%
1969 16 deaths -5.9%
1970 15 deaths -6.2%
1971 14 deaths -6.7%
1972 14 deaths +0.0%
1973 14 deaths +0.0%
1974 12 deaths -14.3%
1975 12 deaths +0.0%
1976 11 deaths -8.3%
1977 11 deaths +0.0%
1978 10 deaths -9.1%
1979 11 deaths +10.0%
1980 10 deaths -9.1%
1981 10 deaths +0.0%
1982 10 deaths +0.0%
1983 9 deaths -10.0%
1984 9 deaths +0.0%
1985 10 deaths +11.1%
1986 10 deaths +0.0%
1987 10 deaths +0.0%
1988 10 deaths +0.0%
1989 11 deaths +10.0%
1990 11 deaths +0.0%
1991 10 deaths -9.1%
1992 9 deaths -10.0%
1993 9 deaths +0.0%
1994 7 deaths -22.2%
1995 6 deaths -14.3%
1996 7 deaths +16.7%
1997 6 deaths -14.3%
1998 6 deaths +0.0%
1999 6 deaths +0.0%
2000 6 deaths +0.0%
2001 6 deaths +0.0%
2002 6 deaths +0.0%
2003 6 deaths +0.0%
2004 6 deaths +0.0%
2005 6 deaths +0.0%
2006 6 deaths +0.0%
2007 6 deaths +0.0%
2008 6 deaths +0.0%
2009 5 deaths -16.7%
2010 5 deaths +0.0%
2011 5 deaths +0.0%
2012 5 deaths +0.0%
2013 5 deaths +0.0%
2014 5 deaths +0.0%
2015 5 deaths +0.0%
2016 5 deaths +0.0%
2017 5 deaths +0.0%
2018 5 deaths +0.0%
2019 5 deaths +0.0%
2020 5 deaths +0.0%
2021 5 deaths +0.0%
2022 5 deaths +0.0%
2023 5 deaths +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 49.9 deaths 30 deaths 79 deaths 10
1960s 20 deaths 16 deaths 26 deaths 10
1970s 12.4 deaths 10 deaths 15 deaths 10
1980s 9.9 deaths 9 deaths 11 deaths 10
1990s 7.7 deaths 6 deaths 11 deaths 10
2000s 5.9 deaths 5 deaths 6 deaths 10
2010s 5 deaths 5 deaths 5 deaths 10
2020s 5 deaths 5 deaths 5 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

  1. 205 Jersey 7 deaths compare
  2. 205 Naoero 7 deaths compare
  3. 207 American Samoa 6 deaths compare
  4. 208 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5 deaths compare
  5. 208 United States Virgin Islands 5 deaths compare
  6. 211 British Virgin Islands 4 deaths compare
  7. 211 Gibraltar 4 deaths compare
  8. 211 Palau 4 deaths compare
  9. 211 Saint Martin (French part) 4 deaths compare
  10. 211 Tuvalu 4 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who die before age 5 in Faroe Islands?
Number of children who die before age 5 in Faroe Islands was 5 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Faroe Islands?
The highest recorded value was 79 deaths in 1950.
What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Faroe Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 5 deaths in 2009.
How does Faroe Islands rank for number of children who die before age 5?
Faroe Islands ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.