Number of infant deaths, female in Euro area

Euro area: Number of infant deaths, female was 3,984 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3,984
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
13,204
in 1990
All-time low
3,984
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of infant deaths, female in Euro area, 1990–2024

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k1990200720241990: 13.2k1991: 12.6k1992: 11.7k1993: 10.9k1994: 10.0k1995: 9.3k1996: 8.8k1997: 8.4k1998: 8.0k1999: 7.7k2000: 7.4k2001: 7.1k2002: 6.8k2003: 6.6k2004: 6.4k2005: 6.2k2006: 6.0k2007: 5.9k2008: 5.8k2009: 5.7k2010: 5.5k2011: 5.3k2012: 5.1k2013: 5.0k2014: 4.9k2015: 4.8k2016: 4.8k2017: 4.7k2018: 4.5k2019: 4.4k2020: 4.3k2021: 4.3k2022: 4.2k2023: 4.1k2024: 4.0k

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Euro area is 3,984, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Euro area peaked at 13,204 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,984, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Number of infant deaths, female in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Number of infant deaths, female in Euro area, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 13,204
1991 12,567 -4.8%
1992 11,729 -6.7%
1993 10,879 -7.2%
1994 9,974 -8.3%
1995 9,257 -7.2%
1996 8,766 -5.3%
1997 8,384 -4.4%
1998 8,001 -4.6%
1999 7,661 -4.2%
2000 7,431 -3.0%
2001 7,146 -3.8%
2002 6,803 -4.8%
2003 6,558 -3.6%
2004 6,367 -2.9%
2005 6,177 -3.0%
2006 6,007 -2.8%
2007 5,871 -2.3%
2008 5,785 -1.5%
2009 5,689 -1.7%
2010 5,533 -2.7%
2011 5,342 -3.5%
2012 5,143 -3.7%
2013 4,967 -3.4%
2014 4,867 -2.0%
2015 4,815 -1.1%
2016 4,771 -0.9%
2017 4,692 -1.7%
2018 4,550 -3.0%
2019 4,431 -2.6%
2020 4,326 -2.4%
2021 4,297 -0.7%
2022 4,230 -1.6%
2023 4,073 -3.7%
2024 3,984 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,042 7,661 13,204 10
2000s 6,383 5,689 7,431 10
2010s 4,911 4,431 5,533 10
2020s 4,182 3,984 4,326 5

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  5. 5 Ethiopia 58,159 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths, female in Euro area?
Number of infant deaths, female in Euro area was 3,984 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 13,204 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 3,984 in 2024.
How does Euro area rank for number of infant deaths, female?
Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area data come from?
The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
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