Child mortality by income level of country in Montenegro
Montenegro: Child mortality by income level of country was 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality by income level of country in Montenegro, 1984–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality by income level of country in Montenegro is 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Montenegro peaked at 2.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Montenegro 193rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7367 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3121 deaths per 100 live births | 0.668 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2645 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2941 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 190 Norway 0.2487 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 191 Japan 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 192 Sweden 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 194 Finland 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 195 Belarus 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 196 Slovenia 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Montenegro
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,918 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 4,037 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 4,262 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 397,715 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 4,080 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 4,141 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 195,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 4,157 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by income level of country in Montenegro?
- Child mortality by income level of country in Montenegro was 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1984.
- What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for child mortality by income level of country?
- Montenegro ranks 193rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .