Child mortality vs. health spending in Albania
Albania: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality vs. health spending in Albania, 1978–2024
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
In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Albania stood at 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Albania peaked at 9.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Albania ranks 131st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.27 deaths per 100 live births | 8.88 deaths per 100 live births | 9.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.89 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9336 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9383 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9457 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 128 Argentina 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 129 Tonga 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 130 Kazakhstan 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9051 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 133 Thailand 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 134 Bahrain 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Albania
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 15,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 15,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 17,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 15,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 16,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 15,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 15,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 16,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 17,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 16,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. health spending in Albania?
- Child mortality vs. health spending in Albania was 0.9227 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 vs. health spending recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1978.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Albania ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania 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 vs. health spending. 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 .