Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — North Macedonia

Under-five mortality rate in North Macedonia in 2024 — 2.8 per 1,000. Ranked 17 in the world out of 196. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 95.1%.

2024 2.8 per 1,000 −17.65% vs 2023
World rank 17of 196
Period maximum 56.8 per 1,0001981
Period minimum 2.8 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1981–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — North Macedonia, 1981–2024020406019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 56.8 per 1,0001982: 55.1 per 1,0001983: 52.9 per 1,0001984: 50.8 per 1,0001985: 49.4 per 1,0001986: 48.9 per 1,0001987: 47.4 per 1,0001988: 43.9 per 1,0001989: 39.6 per 1,0001990: 36.5 per 1,0001991: 34.9 per 1,0001992: 33.6 per 1,0001993: 31.1 per 1,0001994: 27.8 per 1,0001995: 24.6 per 1,0001996: 21.7 per 1,0001997: 19.5 per 1,0001998: 18 per 1,0001999: 16.9 per 1,0002000: 16 per 1,0002001: 15.1 per 1,0002002: 14.5 per 1,0002003: 14.2 per 1,0002004: 14 per 1,0002005: 13.7 per 1,0002006: 13.1 per 1,0002007: 12.3 per 1,0002008: 11.5 per 1,0002009: 10.8 per 1,0002010: 10.4 per 1,0002011: 10.2 per 1,0002012: 10.4 per 1,0002013: 10.7 per 1,0002014: 11.1 per 1,0002015: 11.1 per 1,0002016: 10.6 per 1,0002017: 9.6 per 1,0002018: 8.4 per 1,0002019: 7.1 per 1,0002020: 6 per 1,0002021: 5.1 per 1,0002022: 4.2 per 1,0002023: 3.4 per 1,0002024: 2.8 per 1,000
Change over the period: −54 (−95.07%) Average annual rate: -6.76 %

Comparison, 2024

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

North Macedonia 2.8 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 3.4 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 2.8 −0.6 −17.65%
2023 3.4 −0.8 −19.05%
2022 4.2 −0.9 −17.65%
2021 5.1 −0.9 −15%
2020 6 −1.1 −15.49%
2019 7.1 −1.3 −15.48%
2018 8.4 −1.2 −12.5%
2017 9.6 −1 −9.43%
2016 10.6 −0.5 −4.5%
2015 11.1 +0 +0%
2014 11.1 +0.4 +3.74%
2013 10.7 +0.3 +2.88%
2012 10.4 +0.2 +1.96%
2011 10.2 −0.2 −1.92%
2010 10.4 −0.4 −3.7%
2009 10.8 −0.7 −6.09%
2008 11.5 −0.8 −6.5%
2007 12.3 −0.8 −6.11%
2006 13.1 −0.6 −4.38%
2005 13.7 −0.3 −2.14%
2004 14 −0.2 −1.41%
2003 14.2 −0.3 −2.07%
2002 14.5 −0.6 −3.97%
2001 15.1 −0.9 −5.63%
2000 16 −0.9 −5.33%
1999 16.9 −1.1 −6.11%
1998 18 −1.5 −7.69%
1997 19.5 −2.2 −10.14%
1996 21.7 −2.9 −11.79%
1995 24.6 −3.2 −11.51%
1994 27.8 −3.3 −10.61%
1993 31.1 −2.5 −7.44%
1992 33.6 −1.3 −3.72%
1991 34.9 −1.6 −4.38%
1990 36.5 −3.1 −7.83%
1989 39.6 −4.3 −9.79%
1988 43.9 −3.5 −7.38%
1987 47.4 −1.5 −3.07%
1986 48.9 −0.5 −1.01%
1985 49.4 −1.4 −2.76%
1984 50.8 −2.1 −3.97%
1983 52.9 −2.2 −3.99%
1982 55.1 −1.7 −2.99%
1981 56.8

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

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