Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 1.08 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.08 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024.
The figure is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 3.31 per 1,000 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9937 per 1,000, in 2020.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.21 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.18 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.31 per 1,000 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 3.25 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.08 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.98 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.79 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.96 per 1,000 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 2.59 per 1,000 | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 2.51 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.44 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.36 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.27 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.14 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.03 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.93 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.84 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.71 per 1,000 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.58 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.51 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.41 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.32 per 1,000 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.26 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.21 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.12 per 1,000 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.11 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9937 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9957 per 1,000 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 per 1,000 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +53.3% |
| 2024 | 1.08 per 1,000 | -32.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +53.3% | 1.04 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 |
| 2024 | -32.3% | 1.6 per 1,000 | 1.08 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.08 per 1,000 | 2.79 per 1,000 | 3.31 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 per 1,000 | 1.71 per 1,000 | 2.59 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 per 1,000 | 1.04 per 1,000 | 1.58 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 per 1,000 | 0.9937 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.08 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 per 1,000 in 1992.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9937 per 1,000 in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.