Number of under-five deaths, male in European Union
European Union: Number of under-five deaths, male was 8,153 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in European Union, 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 European Union is 8,153, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in European Union peaked at 36,116 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,153, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in European Union, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,116 | — |
| 1991 | 33,928 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 31,550 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 29,147 | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 26,748 | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 24,491 | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 22,678 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 21,271 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 19,939 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 18,745 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 17,886 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 17,084 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 16,270 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 15,692 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 15,199 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 14,712 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 14,204 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 13,704 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 13,369 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 13,027 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 12,521 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 11,900 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 11,338 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 10,865 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 10,518 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 10,290 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 10,095 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 9,887 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 9,564 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 9,215 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 8,909 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 8,749 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 8,540 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 8,280 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 8,153 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,461 | 18,745 | 36,116 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,115 | 13,027 | 17,886 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,619 | 9,215 | 12,521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,526 | 8,153 | 8,909 | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in European Union?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in European Union was 8,153 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 36,116 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,153 in 2024.
- How does European Union rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.