Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Under-five mortality rate, by sex was 3.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 3.89 for under-five mortality rate, by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five mortality rate, by sex in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 6.18 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.89, in 2024.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.18 | — |
| 2001 | 6.05 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.89 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 5.72 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.52 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.32 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 5.11 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.92 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.74 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 4.58 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.44 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.33 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.24 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.17 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.12 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.08 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.06 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.04 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.03 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.02 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.98 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.95 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.92 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.89 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4 | 4.58 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 | 4.02 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 | 3.89 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
More health data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Neonatal mortality rate 2.62 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 3.4 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 4.7 (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.0173 (2023)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 85 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 4.3 (2023)
- Adolescent birth rate 0 (2022)
- Health worker density, by type of occupation 5.6 (2023)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 55 (2024)
- Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five mortality rate, by sex in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 3.89 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate, by sex recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 in 2000.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate, by sex recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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