Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Germany
Germany: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4 per 1,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
1 per 1,000
in 1990
All-time low
0.4 per 1,000
in 2008
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Germany is 0.4 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Germany peaked at 1 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 1,000, in 2008.
Germany ranks 162nd of 196 countries 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.79 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.51 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 162 Australia 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Belarus 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Cyprus 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Czechia 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Finland 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 France 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Hungary 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Israel 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Japan 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Republic of Korea 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Montenegro 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Netherlands 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 New Zealand 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Poland 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Portugal 0.4 per 1,000 compare
- 162 Spain 0.4 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Germany?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Germany was 0.4 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 1,000 in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Germany ranks 162nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
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.