Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia, 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 recorded 0.8 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024.
That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 2.4 per 1,000 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7 per 1,000, in 2019.
That places Europe & Central Asia 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2 per 1,000 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.19 per 1,000 | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 1.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.88 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.82 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Europe & Central Asia was 0.8 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 per 1,000 in 1992.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.