Number of under-five deaths in Euro area

Euro area: Number of under-five deaths was 10,946 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10,946
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
37,641
in 1990
All-time low
10,946
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Euro area, 1990–2024

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720241990: 37.6k1991: 36.0k1992: 33.6k1993: 31.2k1994: 28.6k1995: 26.5k1996: 24.9k1997: 23.7k1998: 22.6k1999: 21.7k2000: 21.0k2001: 20.2k2002: 19.3k2003: 18.6k2004: 18.0k2005: 17.5k2006: 17.0k2007: 16.5k2008: 16.2k2009: 15.9k2010: 15.4k2011: 14.9k2012: 14.3k2013: 13.9k2014: 13.5k2015: 13.3k2016: 13.1k2017: 12.9k2018: 12.5k2019: 12.2k2020: 11.9k2021: 11.7k2022: 11.5k2023: 11.2k2024: 10.9k

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

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths in Euro area, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 1 Nigeria 855,676 compare
  2. 2 India 615,030 compare
  3. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 385,039 compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 381,586 compare
  5. 5 Ethiopia 181,228 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.