Number of under-five deaths in Euro area
Euro area: Number of under-five deaths was 10,946 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Euro area, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Euro area recorded 10,946 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Euro area peaked at 37,641 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10,946, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,641 | — |
| 1991 | 35,952 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 33,609 | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 31,192 | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 28,648 | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 26,483 | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 24,948 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 23,741 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 22,601 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 21,653 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 21,004 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 20,224 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 19,315 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 18,634 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 18,040 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 17,472 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 16,958 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 16,525 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 16,216 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 15,882 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 15,421 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 14,886 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 14,348 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 13,862 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 13,529 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 13,317 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 13,138 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 12,887 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 12,511 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 12,178 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 11,866 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 11,742 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 11,544 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 11,166 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 10,946 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,647 | 21,653 | 37,641 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,027 | 15,882 | 21,004 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,608 | 12,178 | 15,421 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,453 | 10,946 | 11,866 | 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 under-five deaths in Euro area?
- Number of under-five deaths in Euro area was 10,946 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 37,641 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,946 in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.