Under-five mortality rate in Europe
Europe: Under-five mortality rate was 4.45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.45
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
32nd
of 33 regions
All-time high
21.24
in 1980
All-time low
4.45
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Under-five mortality rate in Europe, 1980–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, under-five mortality rate in Europe stood at 4.45. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five mortality rate in Europe peaked at 21.24 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.45, in 2024.
That places Europe 32nd out of 33 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Under-five mortality rate in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.24 | — |
| 1981 | 20.67 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 20.03 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 19.56 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 19.29 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 19.4 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 18.78 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 18.18 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 17.43 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 16.61 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 15.83 | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 15.22 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 14.96 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 14.41 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 13.65 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 13.22 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 12.62 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 12.06 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 11.58 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 11 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 10.46 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 10.04 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 9.68 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 9.29 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 8.84 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 8.36 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.92 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.58 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 7.28 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 7.02 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.75 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 6.55 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.21 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.97 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 5.7 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 5.43 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 5.16 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.94 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.78 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.66 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.57 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.51 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.48 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.45 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.12 | 16.61 | 21.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.46 | 11 | 15.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.65 | 7.02 | 10.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 | 4.78 | 6.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 | 4.45 | 4.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More health data for Europe
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.7189 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 4,831 (2024)
- Infant deaths 23,561 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 28,392 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 12,837 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.26 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 2.48 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15,555 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 8,006 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.98 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five mortality rate in Europe?
- Under-five mortality rate in Europe was 4.45 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 21.24 in 1980.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 in 2024.
- How does Europe rank for under-five mortality rate?
- Europe ranks 32nd out of 33 regions with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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