In 2021 the infant mortality rate in Europe was estimated to be 3.1 per 1,000 live births compared with 82.2 in 1950. The infant mortality rate in Europe steadily decreased over this time period.
Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2021
(per 1000 live births)
Characteristic
Infant deaths per 1000 live births
2021
3.6
2020
3.6
2019
3.7
2018
3.8
2017
4.1
2016
4.3
2015
4.5
2014
4.8
2013
5
2012
5.3
2011
5.1
2010
5.3
2009
5.6
2008
5.8
2007
6.1
2006
6.4
2005
6.7
2004
7.1
2003
7.5
2002
7.9
2001
8.3
2000
8.6
1999
9
1998
9.4
1997
9.9
1996
10.6
1995
11.3
1994
12
1993
12.4
1992
12.6
1991
13
1990
13.7
1989
14.5
1988
15.3
1987
16.2
1986
16.5
1985
17.8
1984
18.8
1983
19.3
1982
20.1
1981
20.9
1980
21.9
1979
22.7
1978
23.3
1977
24
1976
24.7
1975
25.3
1974
25.7
1973
26.3
1972
26.7
1971
27.8
1970
28.9
1969
29.7
1968
29.9
1967
30.5
1966
30.6
1965
31.5
1964
32.9
1963
34.9
1962
36.7
1961
37.8
1960
39.2
1959
42.7
1958
43.2
1957
47.4
1956
47.5
1955
53.5
1954
56.2
1953
59
1952
62.9
1951
68.5
1950
70.2
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UN DESA. (July 11, 2022). Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2021 (per 1000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/
UN DESA. "Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2021 (per 1000 live births)." Chart. July 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/
UN DESA. (2022). Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2021 (per 1000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/
UN DESA. "Infant Mortality Rate in Europe from 1950 to 2021 (per 1000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/
UN DESA, Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2021 (per 1000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2021 (per 1000 live births) [Graph], UN DESA, July 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/
