Number of under-five deaths, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of under-five deaths, female was 291 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female 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
Netherlands recorded 291 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Netherlands peaked at 2,093 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 291, in 2024.
Netherlands ranks 118th 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 under-five deaths, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,093 | — |
| 1961 | 2,049 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 2,021 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1,983 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1,953 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1,898 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 1,817 | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 1,750 | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 1,686 | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 1,653 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 1,603 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1,499 | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 1,385 | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 1,257 | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 1,134 | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 1,037 | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 963 | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 903 | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 862 | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 831 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 815 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 803 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 772 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 744 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 732 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 730 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 729 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 720 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 705 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 691 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 685 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 677 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 654 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 628 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 606 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 581 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 558 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 550 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 550 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 550 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 550 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 540 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 522 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 503 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 478 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 450 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 423 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 400 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 384 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 373 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 363 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 349 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 336 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 324 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 318 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 314 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 309 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 307 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 304 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 303 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 302 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 308 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 306 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 294 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 291 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,890 | 1,653 | 2,093 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,147 | 831 | 1,603 | 10 |
| 1980s | 744.1 | 691 | 815 | 10 |
| 1990s | 603.9 | 550 | 685 | 10 |
| 2000s | 462.3 | 373 | 550 | 10 |
| 2010s | 322.7 | 303 | 363 | 10 |
| 2020s | 300.2 | 291 | 308 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Netherlands?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Netherlands was 291 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,093 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 291 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Netherlands ranks 118th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.