Number of infant deaths in Czechia
Czechia: Number of infant deaths was 191 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Czechia, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Czechia recorded 191 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Czechia peaked at 3,654 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 191, in 2024.
Czechia ranks 145th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,682 | — |
| 1961 | 2,660 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 2,701 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 2,890 | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 3,120 | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 3,144 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 3,047 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 2,966 | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 2,917 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 2,954 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 3,041 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 3,128 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 3,243 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 3,449 | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 3,654 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 3,635 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 3,437 | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 3,195 | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 2,952 | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 2,697 | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 2,350 | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 2,032 | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 1,859 | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 1,759 | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 1,696 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,649 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1,578 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 1,499 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 1,445 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 1,383 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 1,323 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 1,267 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1,156 | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 1,038 | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 886 | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 714 | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 591 | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 517 | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 469 | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 428 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 400 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 383 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 371 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 362 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 355 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 353 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 349 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 350 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 337 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 319 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 295 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 277 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 271 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 273 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 281 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 287 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 291 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 287 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 275 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 261 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 252 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 229 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 202 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 191 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,908 | 2,660 | 3,144 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,243 | 2,697 | 3,654 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,725 | 1,383 | 2,350 | 10 |
| 1990s | 838.9 | 428 | 1,323 | 10 |
| 2000s | 361 | 337 | 400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 285.6 | 271 | 319 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227 | 191 | 261 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Czechia?
- Number of infant deaths in Czechia was 191 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,654 in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 191 in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for number of infant deaths?
- Czechia ranks 145th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.