Number of under-five deaths, female in Euro area

Euro area: Number of under-five deaths, female was 4,873 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4,873
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
16,039
in 1990
All-time low
4,873
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of under-five deaths, female in Euro area, 1990–2024

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200720241990: 16.0k1991: 15.4k1992: 14.4k1993: 13.4k1994: 12.3k1995: 11.4k1996: 10.8k1997: 10.3k1998: 9.8k1999: 9.4k2000: 9.2k2001: 8.8k2002: 8.4k2003: 8.2k2004: 7.9k2005: 7.7k2006: 7.4k2007: 7.2k2008: 7.1k2009: 7.0k2010: 6.8k2011: 6.6k2012: 6.3k2013: 6.1k2014: 6.0k2015: 5.9k2016: 5.8k2017: 5.7k2018: 5.5k2019: 5.4k2020: 5.3k2021: 5.2k2022: 5.1k2023: 5.0k2024: 4.9k

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

Euro area recorded 4,873 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Euro area peaked at 16,039 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,873, in 2024.

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

Number of under-five deaths, female in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths, female in Euro area, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 16,039
1991 15,351 -4.3%
1992 14,369 -6.4%
1993 13,384 -6.9%
1994 12,327 -7.9%
1995 11,446 -7.1%
1996 10,810 -5.6%
1997 10,311 -4.6%
1998 9,840 -4.6%
1999 9,437 -4.1%
2000 9,158 -3.0%
2001 8,831 -3.6%
2002 8,449 -4.3%
2003 8,158 -3.4%
2004 7,900 -3.2%
2005 7,651 -3.2%
2006 7,428 -2.9%
2007 7,245 -2.5%
2008 7,125 -1.7%
2009 6,991 -1.9%
2010 6,801 -2.7%
2011 6,575 -3.3%
2012 6,340 -3.6%
2013 6,125 -3.4%
2014 5,982 -2.3%
2015 5,893 -1.5%
2016 5,815 -1.3%
2017 5,712 -1.8%
2018 5,542 -3.0%
2019 5,404 -2.5%
2020 5,274 -2.4%
2021 5,217 -1.1%
2022 5,137 -1.5%
2023 4,971 -3.2%
2024 4,873 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,331 9,437 16,039 10
2000s 7,894 6,991 9,158 10
2010s 6,019 5,404 6,801 10
2020s 5,094 4,873 5,274 5

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  3. 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 173,661 compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 168,765 compare
  5. 5 Ethiopia 76,318 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths, female in Euro area?
Number of under-five deaths, female in Euro area was 4,873 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 16,039 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 4,873 in 2024.
How does Euro area rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.