Number of infant deaths in Euro area
Euro area: Number of infant deaths was 8,949 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Euro area, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Euro area stood at 8,949. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Euro area peaked at 31,114 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,949, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,114 | — |
| 1991 | 29,560 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 27,552 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 25,459 | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 23,277 | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 21,486 | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 20,284 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 19,348 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 18,399 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 17,601 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 17,061 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 16,380 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 15,576 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 14,992 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 14,556 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 14,118 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 13,732 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 13,402 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 13,187 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 12,936 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 12,553 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 12,104 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 11,652 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 11,254 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 11,015 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 10,889 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 10,782 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10,597 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 10,276 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 9,998 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 9,737 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 9,661 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 9,499 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 9,141 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 8,949 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,408 | 17,601 | 31,114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,594 | 12,936 | 17,061 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,112 | 9,998 | 12,553 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,397 | 8,949 | 9,737 | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1284 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)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Euro area?
- Number of infant deaths in Euro area was 8,949 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 31,114 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,949 in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for number of infant deaths?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 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.