Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Ireland
Ireland: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Ireland stood at 0.3 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Ireland peaked at 1 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000, in 2015.
That places Ireland 180th out of 197 countries 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 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 | 0.3 per 1,000 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.82 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.56 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.35 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 180 Andorra 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Austria 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Belgium 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Denmark 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Greece 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Italy 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Malta 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Monaco 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Norway 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Singapore 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Slovenia 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Sweden 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 Switzerland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 180 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Ireland?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Ireland was 0.3 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 Ireland?
- 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 Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2015.
- How does Ireland rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Ireland ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.