Child mortality rate in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Child mortality rate was 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in North Macedonia, 1981–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in North Macedonia is 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in North Macedonia peaked at 5.68 deaths per 100 live births in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9966 deaths per 100 live births | 0.711 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4303 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5988 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 179 Portugal 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 180 Spain 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 181 Iceland 0.282 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 183 Korea, Rep. 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 184 Italy 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 185 Singapore 0.268 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for North Macedonia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,700 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 11,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 10,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 10,939 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 10,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 10,993 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 11,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 11,358 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in North Macedonia?
- Child mortality rate in North Macedonia was 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 deaths per 100 live births in 1981.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for child mortality rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .