Infant mortality rate — all countries

Infant mortality rate — Germany

Infant mortality rate in Germany in 2024 — 3.1 per 1,000. Ranked 26 in the world out of 196. Since 1968, the indicator has fallen by 86.8%.

2024 3.1 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 26of 196
Period maximum 23.4 per 1,0001968
Period minimum 3.1 per 1,0002019

Trend over time

1968–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Infant mortality rate — Germany, 1968–2024010203019681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 23.4 per 1,0001969: 22.7 per 1,0001970: 22.1 per 1,0001971: 21.4 per 1,0001972: 20.6 per 1,0001973: 19.7 per 1,0001974: 18.8 per 1,0001975: 17.7 per 1,0001976: 16.6 per 1,0001977: 15.5 per 1,0001978: 14.4 per 1,0001979: 13.5 per 1,0001980: 12.6 per 1,0001981: 11.8 per 1,0001982: 11 per 1,0001983: 10.3 per 1,0001984: 9.7 per 1,0001985: 9.2 per 1,0001986: 8.7 per 1,0001987: 8.3 per 1,0001988: 7.8 per 1,0001989: 7.4 per 1,0001990: 7 per 1,0001991: 6.6 per 1,0001992: 6.2 per 1,0001993: 5.8 per 1,0001994: 5.5 per 1,0001995: 5.3 per 1,0001996: 5 per 1,0001997: 4.8 per 1,0001998: 4.7 per 1,0001999: 4.5 per 1,0002000: 4.4 per 1,0002001: 4.3 per 1,0002002: 4.2 per 1,0002003: 4.1 per 1,0002004: 4 per 1,0002005: 3.9 per 1,0002006: 3.8 per 1,0002007: 3.7 per 1,0002008: 3.6 per 1,0002009: 3.5 per 1,0002010: 3.5 per 1,0002011: 3.4 per 1,0002012: 3.4 per 1,0002013: 3.3 per 1,0002014: 3.3 per 1,0002015: 3.3 per 1,0002016: 3.3 per 1,0002017: 3.2 per 1,0002018: 3.2 per 1,0002019: 3.1 per 1,0002020: 3.1 per 1,0002021: 3.1 per 1,0002022: 3.1 per 1,0002023: 3.1 per 1,0002024: 3.1 per 1,000
Change over the period: −20.3 (−86.75%) Average annual rate: -3.55 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 3.1 per 1,000
World 27.7 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 6.6 per 1,000
Western Europe computed 3.2 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 3.9 per 1,000
Infant mortality rate — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 3.1 +0 +0%
2023 3.1 +0 +0%
2022 3.1 +0 +0%
2021 3.1 +0 +0%
2020 3.1 +0 +0%
2019 3.1 −0.1 −3.13%
2018 3.2 +0 +0%
2017 3.2 −0.1 −3.03%
2016 3.3 +0 +0%
2015 3.3 +0 +0%
2014 3.3 +0 +0%
2013 3.3 −0.1 −2.94%
2012 3.4 +0 +0%
2011 3.4 −0.1 −2.86%
2010 3.5 +0 +0%
2009 3.5 −0.1 −2.78%
2008 3.6 −0.1 −2.7%
2007 3.7 −0.1 −2.63%
2006 3.8 −0.1 −2.56%
2005 3.9 −0.1 −2.5%
2004 4 −0.1 −2.44%
2003 4.1 −0.1 −2.38%
2002 4.2 −0.1 −2.33%
2001 4.3 −0.1 −2.27%
2000 4.4 −0.1 −2.22%
1999 4.5 −0.2 −4.26%
1998 4.7 −0.1 −2.08%
1997 4.8 −0.2 −4%
1996 5 −0.3 −5.66%
1995 5.3 −0.2 −3.64%
1994 5.5 −0.3 −5.17%
1993 5.8 −0.4 −6.45%
1992 6.2 −0.4 −6.06%
1991 6.6 −0.4 −5.71%
1990 7 −0.4 −5.41%
1989 7.4 −0.4 −5.13%
1988 7.8 −0.5 −6.02%
1987 8.3 −0.4 −4.6%
1986 8.7 −0.5 −5.43%
1985 9.2 −0.5 −5.15%
1984 9.7 −0.6 −5.83%
1983 10.3 −0.7 −6.36%
1982 11 −0.8 −6.78%
1981 11.8 −0.8 −6.35%
1980 12.6 −0.9 −6.67%
1979 13.5 −0.9 −6.25%
1978 14.4 −1.1 −7.1%
1977 15.5 −1.1 −6.63%
1976 16.6 −1.1 −6.21%
1975 17.7 −1.1 −5.85%
1974 18.8 −0.9 −4.57%
1973 19.7 −0.9 −4.37%
1972 20.6 −0.8 −3.74%
1971 21.4 −0.7 −3.17%
1970 22.1 −0.6 −2.64%
1969 22.7 −0.7 −2.99%
1968 23.4

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births in the same year. One of the most sensitive indicators of the quality of health care and of social conditions: it responds to the availability of obstetric care, vaccination, clean water and nutrition faster than life expectancy does. The estimates are prepared by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.