Infant mortality rate in Germany
The infant mortality rate in Germany was 3.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Germany, 2024
3.1
Change from 2023
0per 1,000 live births
European Union, 2024
3.2 per 1,000 live births
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
3.1 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
171st of 196
Infant mortality rate in Germany over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 4.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 4.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 4.0 per 1,000 live births | 5.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 5.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 5.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.3 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −0.2.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 171st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3.2 per 1,000 live births.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Under-five mortality rate
3.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
81.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
759 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
475 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
65.4%
2025 · Eurostat