Under-five mortality rate in Ireland
The under-five mortality rate in Ireland was 3.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2013.
Ireland, 2024
3.9
Change from 2023
+0.1per 1,000 live births
European Union, 2024
3.9 per 1,000 live births
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
3.7 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
165th of 196
Under-five mortality rate in Ireland 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 | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 4.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 4.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 4.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 4.0 per 1,000 live births | 4.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 5.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | 6.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 6.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 6.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | 6.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | 7.2 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 from 3.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.8 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by +0.1.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 165th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3.9 per 1,000 live births.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Infant mortality rate
3.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
4 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.1 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
293 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
409 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat