Number of infant deaths, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of infant deaths, male was 323 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, male in Netherlands, 1960–2024
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, male in Netherlands is 323, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Netherlands peaked at 2,281 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 323, in 2024.
Netherlands ranks 117th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,281 | — |
| 1961 | 2,248 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 2,215 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 2,173 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 2,142 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 2,072 | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 1,980 | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 1,900 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 1,838 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 1,818 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1,765 | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1,636 | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 1,489 | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 1,325 | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 1,188 | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 1,091 | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 1,023 | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 977 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 938 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 912 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 897 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 879 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 841 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 807 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 800 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 803 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 807 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 807 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 790 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 772 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 770 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 759 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 727 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 696 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 669 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 638 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 609 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 594 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 595 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 596 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 595 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 585 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 565 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 545 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 516 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 482 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 454 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 428 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 412 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 402 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 389 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 376 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 362 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 349 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 344 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 341 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 338 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 337 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 334 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 333 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 333 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 342 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 342 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 327 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 323 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,067 | 1,818 | 2,281 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,234 | 912 | 1,765 | 10 |
| 1980s | 820.3 | 772 | 897 | 10 |
| 1990s | 665.3 | 594 | 770 | 10 |
| 2000s | 498.4 | 402 | 595 | 10 |
| 2010s | 350.3 | 333 | 389 | 10 |
| 2020s | 333.4 | 323 | 342 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,024 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,827 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 530,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.12 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 455,121 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Netherlands?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Netherlands was 323 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, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,281 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 323 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Netherlands ranks 117th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.