๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Infant Mortality Rate of Northern Europe

2.69
Infant Mortality Rate
2,895
Infant Deaths
993,068
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Northern Europe is 2.688 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -2.67% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 2.7617 and 2,975 infants died for the year. In the future, Northern Europe's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 0.5358 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Northern Europe's infant mortality rate by -80.07% from today's standard. This positive trend of Northern Europe's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Northern Europe (1950-2024)

Northern Europe has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 30.9673 to 2.688 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -91.32% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 30.9673 42,540 880,485
1951 30.4609 40,591 921,271
1952 29.2219 38,703 853,939
1953 28.0038 37,291 858,361
1954 26.6891 35,180 858,668
1955 26.1975 34,389 877,243
1956 25.0825 33,728 878,730
1957 24.561 33,652 877,982
1958 23.5592 32,636 886,366
1959 23.0022 32,034 887,095
1960 22.6292 32,296 888,045
1961 22.1225 32,189 919,048
1962 22.1915 32,939 935,514
1963 21.2882 32,122 951,273
1964 20.3419 31,378 902,580
1965 19.2491 29,445 928,635
1966 18.7611 28,391 950,743
1967 17.961 26,699 922,867
1968 17.9127 26,101 971,766
1969 17.4873 24,872 982,913
1970 17.5398 24,610 975,308
1971 16.8582 23,682 966,668
1972 16.1237 21,581 1,002,362
1973 15.6337 19,832 999,963
1974 15.3969 18,947 1,001,989
1975 14.6845 17,410 1,001,388
1976 13.7323 15,785 1,029,089
1977 13.4274 15,085 997,211
1978 13.1178 15,001 1,016,546
1979 12.7239 15,134 1,031,190
1980 11.953 14,481 1,020,388
1981 11.0253 13,104 1,017,764
1982 10.7724 12,716 1,017,306
1983 10.4099 12,334 1,021,787
1984 9.8867 11,788 1,010,714
1985 9.6936 11,741 1,049,466
1986 9.4401 11,551 1,029,191
1987 9.3055 11,574 1,015,412
1988 9.0124 11,379 1,026,835
1989 8.5061 10,723 1,032,348
1990 8.2023 10,527 1,026,576
1991 7.773 9,926 1,029,421
1992 7.1074 8,959 1,018,793
1993 6.6752 8,170 1,061,481
1994 6.4356 7,697 1,020,089
1995 6.286 7,324 1,040,405
1996 6.1337 7,047 1,017,355
1997 5.8123 6,586 1,006,619
1998 5.6761 6,344 1,005,816
1999 5.5684 6,130 1,010,574
2000 5.4982 5,955 979,793
2001 5.3337 5,694 974,213
2002 5.0547 5,402 981,127
2003 5.0758 5,572 979,126
2004 4.8528 5,450 944,133
2005 4.6579 5,273 946,519
2006 4.6464 5,406 938,106
2007 4.465 5,345 942,406
2008 4.341 5,337 941,750
2009 4.197 5,180 918,008
2010 3.985 4,977 920,693
2011 3.8619 4,801 905,725
2012 3.7696 4,691 927,185
2013 3.517 4,270 933,579
2014 3.517 4,248 924,147
2015 3.5314 4,264 961,922
2016 3.458 4,167 958,314
2017 3.4615 4,075 968,864
2018 3.3478 3,839 982,353
2019 3.275 3,664 945,150
2020 3.2152 3,486 1,052,920
2021 3.128 3,372 1,049,030
2022 2.8444 3,068 988,819
2023 2.7617 2,975 985,615
2024 2.688 2,895 993,068

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Northern Europe (2024-2100)

Northern Europe's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 2.688 to an average of 0.5358 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -80.07% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 2.688 2,895 993,068
2025 2.618 2,812 1,001,606
2026 2.5515 2,737 1,010,893
2027 2.4828 2,659 1,020,396
2028 2.419 2,583 1,030,887
2029 2.3563 2,514 1,041,708
2030 2.2974 2,442 1,053,537
2031 2.2346 2,374 1,064,490
2032 2.1802 2,321 1,077,095
2033 2.1276 2,266 1,089,656
2034 2.0765 2,222 1,102,340
2035 2.0272 2,176 1,114,764
2036 1.977 2,128 1,126,200
2037 1.9296 2,090 1,137,144
2038 1.8874 2,051 1,148,480
2039 1.8454 2,017 1,158,524
2040 1.8025 1,979 1,167,055
2041 1.7644 1,944 1,175,999
2042 1.7243 1,904 1,183,374
2043 1.6908 1,867 1,191,853
2044 1.6521 1,821 1,198,120
2045 1.619 1,784 1,205,431
2046 1.5859 1,739 1,212,648
2047 1.5528 1,694 1,219,620
2048 1.5188 1,643 1,225,879
2049 1.4899 1,599 1,233,898
2050 1.4585 1,553 1,240,618
2051 1.4272 1,509 1,247,136
2052 1.4007 1,474 1,255,155
2053 1.3717 1,429 1,261,844
2054 1.3432 1,392 1,267,458
2055 1.3174 1,355 1,273,361
2056 1.2912 1,320 1,277,813
2057 1.2647 1,289 1,280,950
2058 1.2413 1,261 1,284,153
2059 1.2186 1,231 1,286,145
2060 1.1926 1,203 1,285,206
2061 1.1716 1,182 1,285,901
2062 1.1481 1,159 1,284,360
2063 1.1268 1,138 1,282,698
2064 1.1047 1,121 1,280,123
2065 1.084 1,099 1,278,071
2066 1.0621 1,076 1,275,562
2067 1.0431 1,061 1,274,682
2068 1.0206 1,039 1,272,340
2069 1.0024 1,027 1,272,859
2070 0.984 1,006 1,273,870
2071 0.9631 987 1,274,061
2072 0.9462 974 1,277,137
2073 0.9276 955 1,279,781
2074 0.9105 939 1,283,612
2075 0.892 916 1,287,213
2076 0.875 895 1,291,778
2077 0.8582 879 1,296,386
2078 0.8413 858 1,300,766
2079 0.8248 839 1,304,891
2080 0.8096 823 1,309,103
2081 0.7929 801 1,311,898
2082 0.7774 782 1,314,612
2083 0.7627 766 1,316,383
2084 0.7471 746 1,316,807
2085 0.7337 731 1,317,504
2086 0.7192 714 1,316,827
2087 0.7042 694 1,314,466
2088 0.6895 680 1,311,646
2089 0.676 665 1,308,876
2090 0.6617 647 1,304,900
2091 0.649 633 1,301,775
2092 0.6352 615 1,297,851
2093 0.6229 605 1,295,150
2094 0.6101 593 1,292,739
2095 0.5976 579 1,291,293
2096 0.5849 568 1,289,925
2097 0.5728 554 1,290,333
2098 0.5598 544 1,290,415
2099 0.5483 530 1,292,205
2100 0.5358 519 1,293,796

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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