Children died before five per woman in Spain
Spain: Children died before five per woman was 0.0047 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0047
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
182nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.69
in 1864
All-time low
0.0039
in 2020
Years of data
149
1858–2024
Children died before five per woman in Spain, 1858–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Spain is 0.0047, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Spain peaked at 1.69 in 1864 and was at its lowest, 0.0039, in 2020.
Spain ranks 182nd 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1858 | 1.33 | — |
| 1859 | 1.48 | +11.3% |
| 1860 | 1.37 | -6.9% |
| 1861 | 1.41 | +2.6% |
| 1862 | 1.45 | +2.7% |
| 1863 | 1.54 | +6.7% |
| 1864 | 1.69 | +9.3% |
| 1865 | 1.67 | -1.0% |
| 1866 | 1.53 | -8.7% |
| 1867 | 1.56 | +2.0% |
| 1868 | 1.63 | +4.6% |
| 1869 | 1.56 | -4.0% |
| 1870 | 1.6 | +2.3% |
| 1878 | 1.52 | -4.6% |
| 1879 | 1.47 | -3.4% |
| 1880 | 1.45 | -1.4% |
| 1881 | 1.51 | +3.9% |
| 1882 | 1.5 | -0.9% |
| 1883 | 1.56 | +4.5% |
| 1884 | 1.47 | -5.9% |
| 1885 | 1.5 | +2.0% |
| 1886 | 1.38 | -7.8% |
| 1887 | 1.55 | +11.9% |
| 1888 | 1.44 | -6.8% |
| 1900 | 1.49 | +3.3% |
| 1901 | 1.42 | -4.9% |
| 1902 | 1.38 | -2.9% |
| 1903 | 1.24 | -10.1% |
| 1904 | 1.31 | +6.2% |
| 1905 | 1.22 | -7.0% |
| 1906 | 1.3 | +6.8% |
| 1907 | 1.17 | -10.0% |
| 1908 | 1.3 | +11.1% |
| 1909 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 1910 | 1.33 | +3.3% |
| 1911 | 1.41 | +6.6% |
| 1912 | 1.14 | -19.6% |
| 1913 | 1.19 | +4.9% |
| 1914 | 1.14 | -4.4% |
| 1915 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 1.07 | -5.8% |
| 1917 | 1.12 | +4.6% |
| 1918 | 1.44 | +28.4% |
| 1919 | 1.13 | -21.4% |
| 1920 | 1.3 | +15.1% |
| 1921 | 1.18 | -9.0% |
| 1922 | 1.04 | -12.5% |
| 1923 | 1.02 | -1.7% |
| 1924 | 0.9183 | -9.8% |
| 1925 | 0.8678 | -5.5% |
| 1926 | 0.8429 | -2.9% |
| 1927 | 0.7556 | -10.4% |
| 1928 | 0.8157 | +8.0% |
| 1929 | 0.7449 | -8.7% |
| 1930 | 0.7938 | +6.6% |
| 1931 | 0.7418 | -6.6% |
| 1932 | 0.6927 | -6.6% |
| 1933 | 0.6553 | -5.4% |
| 1934 | 0.5984 | -8.7% |
| 1935 | 0.5697 | -4.8% |
| 1936 | 0.5374 | -5.7% |
| 1937 | 0.5766 | +7.3% |
| 1938 | 0.4693 | -18.6% |
| 1939 | 0.408 | -13.1% |
| 1940 | 0.6421 | +57.4% |
| 1941 | 0.5075 | -21.0% |
| 1942 | 0.4138 | -18.5% |
| 1943 | 0.4481 | +8.3% |
| 1944 | 0.3866 | -13.7% |
| 1945 | 0.3691 | -4.5% |
| 1946 | 0.3299 | -10.6% |
| 1947 | 0.2874 | -12.9% |
| 1948 | 0.2845 | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.3124 | +9.8% |
| 1950 | 0.2554 | -18.3% |
| 1951 | 0.2271 | -11.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2123 | -6.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1926 | -9.3% |
| 1954 | 0.1757 | -8.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1712 | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1658 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1686 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1636 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1572 | -3.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1521 | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1433 | -5.8% |
| 1962 | 0.137 | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1333 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1318 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1223 | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1155 | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1114 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1036 | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.097 | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0895 | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.085 | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.078 | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0715 | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0671 | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0601 | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0558 | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0497 | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0441 | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.038 | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0329 | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0283 | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 0.025 | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.022 | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0201 | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0183 | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0166 | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0154 | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0143 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0133 | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0124 | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0109 | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0099 | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.008 | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0074 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.007 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0064 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.006 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.006 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.005 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.004 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.004 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0047 | +1.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0047 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 57% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0047 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 69% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Spain 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +57.4% | 0.408 | 0.6421 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.4 | 1.33 | 1.48 | 2 |
| 1860s | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.53 | 1.47 | 1.6 | 3 |
| 1880s | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.56 | 9 |
| 1900s | 1.31 | 1.17 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.21 | 1.07 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9483 | 0.7449 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6043 | 0.408 | 0.7938 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3981 | 0.2845 | 0.6421 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.189 | 0.1572 | 0.2554 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1247 | 0.097 | 0.1521 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0639 | 0.038 | 0.0895 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0206 | 0.0133 | 0.0329 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0089 | 0.0066 | 0.0124 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 | 0.0055 | 0.0066 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 | 0.0039 | 0.0053 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 | 0.0039 | 0.0047 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Spain?
- Children died before five per woman in Spain was 0.0047 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 in 1864.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for children died before five per woman?
- Spain ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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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