Number of under-five deaths, male in Euro area
Euro area: Number of under-five deaths, male was 6,073 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Euro area, 1990–2024
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 under-five deaths, male in Euro area is 6,073, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Euro area peaked at 21,602 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,073, in 2024.
Euro area ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,602 | — |
| 1991 | 20,601 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 19,240 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 17,808 | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 16,321 | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 15,037 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 14,138 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 13,430 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 12,761 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 12,216 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 11,846 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 11,393 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 10,866 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 10,476 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 10,140 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 9,821 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 9,530 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 9,280 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 9,091 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 8,891 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8,620 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 8,311 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 8,008 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 7,737 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 7,547 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 7,424 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 7,323 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7,175 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 6,969 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6,774 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 6,592 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 6,525 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 6,407 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 6,195 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 6,073 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,315 | 12,216 | 21,602 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,133 | 8,891 | 11,846 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,589 | 6,774 | 8,620 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,358 | 6,073 | 6,592 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 35 Zimbabwe 17,703 compare
- 36 South Sudan 17,156 compare
- 37 Vietnam 14,840 compare
- 38 Mexico 14,786 compare
- 39 Iraq 14,255 compare
- 40 United States 13,132 compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 12,502 compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Euro area?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Euro area was 6,073 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, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 21,602 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,073 in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Euro area ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.