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Children died before five per woman in Ireland

Ireland: Children died before five per woman was 0.0076 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0076
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.5678
in 1880
All-time low
0.0061
in 2019
Years of data
160
1864–2024

Children died before five per woman in Ireland, 1864–2024

00.20.40.6186419442024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Ireland is 0.0076, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Ireland peaked at 0.5678 in 1880 and was at its lowest, 0.0061, in 2019.

Ireland ranks 166th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Ireland, year by year

Year Value Change
1864 0.4717 —
1865 0.5052 +7.1%
1866 0.4898 -3.1%
1867 0.5076 +3.6%
1868 0.5018 -1.1%
1869 0.4889 -2.6%
1870 0.52 +6.4%
1871 0.488 -6.1%
1872 0.5349 +9.6%
1873 0.5154 -3.6%
1874 0.4939 -4.2%
1875 0.492 -0.4%
1876 0.4939 +0.4%
1877 0.4771 -3.4%
1878 0.4889 +2.5%
1879 0.5198 +6.3%
1880 0.5678 +9.2%
1881 0.4428 -22.0%
1882 0.4513 +1.9%
1883 0.4586 +1.6%
1884 0.4313 -6.0%
1885 0.4415 +2.4%
1886 0.4303 -2.5%
1887 0.4345 +1.0%
1888 0.44 +1.3%
1889 0.4206 -4.4%
1890 0.4191 -0.4%
1891 0.4275 +2.0%
1892 0.4771 +11.6%
1893 0.4726 -0.9%
1894 0.4711 -0.3%
1895 0.4887 +3.7%
1896 0.4443 -9.1%
1897 0.5244 +18.0%
1898 0.5253 +0.2%
1899 0.507 -3.5%
1900 0.5045 -0.5%
1901 0.4412 -12.5%
1902 0.4598 +4.2%
1903 0.4387 -4.6%
1904 0.4717 +7.5%
1905 0.4387 -7.0%
1906 0.4302 -1.9%
1907 0.4191 -2.6%
1908 0.4486 +7.0%
1909 0.4232 -5.7%
1910 0.4373 +3.3%
1911 0.4248 -2.9%
1912 0.3848 -9.4%
1913 0.4443 +15.5%
1914 0.384 -13.6%
1915 0.403 +4.9%
1916 0.3412 -15.3%
1917 0.3459 +1.4%
1918 0.3389 -2.0%
1919 0.351 +3.6%
1920 0.3805 +8.4%
1922 0.2486 -34.7%
1923 0.2477 -0.4%
1924 0.2835 +14.5%
1925 0.2611 -7.9%
1926 0.2857 +9.4%
1927 0.268 -6.2%
1928 0.2518 -6.0%
1929 0.2577 +2.4%
1930 0.2499 -3.0%
1931 0.2486 -0.5%
1932 0.2565 +3.2%
1933 0.2309 -10.0%
1934 0.2238 -3.1%
1935 0.2462 +10.0%
1936 0.3023 +22.8%
1937 0.2618 -13.4%
1938 0.2392 -8.6%
1939 0.2314 -3.2%
1940 0.2314 +0.0%
1941 0.3002 +29.7%
1942 0.2848 -5.2%
1943 0.3484 +22.3%
1944 0.3338 -4.2%
1945 0.2995 -10.3%
1946 0.2957 -1.3%
1947 0.3239 +9.5%
1948 0.2123 -34.4%
1949 0.1989 -6.3%
1950 0.1872 -5.9%
1951 0.1814 -3.1%
1952 0.1738 -4.2%
1953 0.165 -5.0%
1954 0.1556 -5.7%
1955 0.1457 -6.3%
1956 0.1405 -3.5%
1957 0.1396 -0.7%
1958 0.135 -3.3%
1959 0.1339 -0.8%
1960 0.1331 -0.6%
1961 0.128 -3.9%
1962 0.1275 -0.4%
1963 0.1258 -1.3%
1964 0.1223 -2.8%
1965 0.1157 -5.4%
1966 0.1068 -7.7%
1967 0.0979 -8.3%
1968 0.0907 -7.3%
1969 0.0879 -3.1%
1970 0.0856 -2.6%
1971 0.0854 -0.2%
1972 0.0819 -4.1%
1973 0.0782 -4.6%
1974 0.0739 -5.5%
1975 0.0673 -9.0%
1976 0.0628 -6.7%
1977 0.0586 -6.7%
1978 0.0542 -7.5%
1979 0.05 -7.7%
1980 0.0457 -8.6%
1981 0.0403 -11.8%
1982 0.0363 -9.9%
1983 0.032 -11.8%
1984 0.0288 -10.0%
1985 0.0266 -7.7%
1986 0.0253 -4.8%
1987 0.0236 -6.9%
1988 0.0216 -8.5%
1989 0.02 -7.3%
1990 0.0193 -3.3%
1991 0.018 -7.1%
1992 0.0161 -10.1%
1993 0.0146 -9.9%
1994 0.0137 -6.2%
1995 0.0134 -1.5%
1996 0.0137 +2.0%
1997 0.0141 +3.0%
1998 0.0142 +0.7%
1999 0.0139 -2.4%
2000 0.0136 -2.3%
2001 0.0134 -1.5%
2002 0.0128 -4.2%
2003 0.0118 -7.4%
2004 0.0108 -9.1%
2005 0.0097 -10.2%
2006 0.0093 -4.1%
2007 0.0092 -0.4%
2008 0.0091 -1.2%
2009 0.0089 -2.9%
2010 0.0086 -3.2%
2011 0.0082 -4.0%
2012 0.0079 -4.3%
2013 0.0075 -4.7%
2014 0.0072 -4.3%
2015 0.0068 -5.2%
2016 0.0064 -5.3%
2017 0.0062 -4.4%
2018 0.0062 +0.5%
2019 0.0061 -1.4%
2020 0.0062 +1.3%
2021 0.0063 +2.5%
2022 0.0073 +15.0%
2023 0.0075 +2.8%
2024 0.0076 +1.1%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.0076 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 92% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.0076 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1941 +29.7% 0.2314 0.3002
1922 -34.7% 0.3805 0.2486

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 0.4942 0.4717 0.5076 6
1870s 0.5024 0.4771 0.5349 10
1880s 0.4519 0.4206 0.5678 10
1890s 0.4757 0.4191 0.5253 10
1900s 0.4476 0.4191 0.5045 10
1910s 0.3855 0.3389 0.4443 10
1920s 0.2761 0.2477 0.3805 9
1930s 0.249 0.2238 0.3023 10
1940s 0.2829 0.1989 0.3484 10
1950s 0.1558 0.1339 0.1872 10
1960s 0.1136 0.0879 0.1331 10
1970s 0.0698 0.05 0.0856 10
1980s 0.03 0.02 0.0457 10
1990s 0.0151 0.0134 0.0193 10
2000s 0.0108 0.0089 0.0136 10
2010s 0.0071 0.0061 0.0086 10
2020s 0.007 0.0062 0.0076 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 163 Malta 0.0082 compare
  2. 164 Anguilla 0.0079 compare
  3. 165 United Arab Emirates 0.0079 compare
  4. 167 Denmark 0.0071 compare
  5. 168 Netherlands 0.0069 compare
  6. 169 Belgium 0.0068 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Ireland?
Children died before five per woman in Ireland was 0.0076 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5678 in 1880.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 in 2019.
How does Ireland rank for children died before five per woman?
Ireland ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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