Infant mortality in Eastern and Midland

The infant mortality rate in Eastern and Midland was 3.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2013.

Measure: Infant mortality rate, by region Unit: Deaths per 1,000 live births Data: 2013 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Eastern and Midland, 2024 3.6 Deaths per 1,000 live births
Change from 2023 +0.3per 1,000 births 2023: 3.3 per 1,000 births
Ireland, 2024 3.3 per 1,000 births Country total
Position in 2024 104th of 252 See the full ranking

Infant mortality in Eastern and Midland over time

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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Infant mortality rate, by region (deaths per 1,000 live births), 2000 to 2024
Period Eastern and MidlandIreland
2024 3.6 per 1,000 births 3.3 per 1,000 births
2023 3.3 per 1,000 births 3.2 per 1,000 births
2022 3.1 per 1,000 births 3.2 per 1,000 births
2021 2.6 per 1,000 births 3.2 per 1,000 births
2020 2.9 per 1,000 births 3.0 per 1,000 births
2019 3.1 per 1,000 births 2.8 per 1,000 births
2018 2.9 per 1,000 births 2.9 per 1,000 births
2017 3.2 per 1,000 births 3.0 per 1,000 births
2016 3.0 per 1,000 births 3.0 per 1,000 births
2015 3.1 per 1,000 births 3.4 per 1,000 births
2014 2.8 per 1,000 births 3.3 per 1,000 births
2013 3.2 per 1,000 births 3.6 per 1,000 births
2012 – 3.2 per 1,000 births
2011 – 3.5 per 1,000 births
2010 – 3.4 per 1,000 births
2009 – 3.3 per 1,000 births
2008 – 3.8 per 1,000 births
2007 – 3.2 per 1,000 births
2006 – 3.7 per 1,000 births
2005 – 4.0 per 1,000 births
2004 – 4.9 per 1,000 births
2003 – 5.1 per 1,000 births
2002 – 5.1 per 1,000 births
2001 – 5.7 per 1,000 births
2000 – 6.2 per 1,000 births

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 from 3.3 per 1,000 births in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 2.8 per 1,000 births, the figure has changed by +0.8.
  • Among the 252 regions with data for 2024, Eastern and Midland has the 104th highest value.
  • The figure for Ireland in 2024 was 3.3 per 1,000 births.

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Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_minfind · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A unit=RT
Observation period
2013 to 2024 for Eastern and Midland
Provider update
7 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat