Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in EUR
EUR: Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years was 8,827 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in EUR, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in EUR is 8,827, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in EUR peaked at 31,645 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8,441, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in EUR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,336 | — |
| 1991 | 30,395 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 31,645 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 31,108 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 29,419 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 28,651 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 27,323 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 25,480 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 23,596 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 23,535 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 20,224 | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 18,862 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 17,677 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 16,628 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 15,604 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 14,631 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 13,739 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 12,943 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 12,227 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 11,576 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 10,961 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 10,403 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 9,974 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 9,651 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 9,398 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 9,186 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 8,978 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8,779 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 8,577 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8,441 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 8,456 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,479 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8,754 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 12,306 | +40.6% |
| 2024 | 8,827 | -28.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in EUR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +40.6% | 8,754 | 12,306 |
| 2024 | -28.3% | 12,306 | 8,827 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,149 | 23,535 | 31,645 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,411 | 11,576 | 20,224 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,435 | 8,441 | 10,961 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,364 | 8,456 | 12,306 | 5 |
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- Pertussis - number of reported cases 52,021 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 85 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 6.52 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 7.7 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 11.16 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 10,454 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 0.7826 (2024)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 7.6% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 18.78 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 229.11 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in EUR?
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in EUR was 8,827 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in EUR?
- The highest recorded value was 31,645 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in EUR?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,441 in 2019.
- How does EUR rank for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- EUR ranks 15th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in EUR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this EUR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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