What is child mortality vs. health spending in Spain?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Spain was 0.3193 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 Spain?

The highest recorded value was 11.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3161 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Spain rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Spain ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Spain 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.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Spain

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Spain
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Spain: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3193 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

180th

of 199 countries

All-time high

11.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.3161 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Spain, 1949–2024

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

Spain recorded 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Spain peaked at 11.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.3161 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries on this measure, 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
1940s	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	7.4 deaths per 100 live births	5.73 deaths per 100 live births	10.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	4.38 deaths per 100 live births	3.39 deaths per 100 live births	5.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.31 deaths per 100 live births	1.61 deaths per 100 live births	3.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	0.9538 deaths per 100 live births	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.7243 deaths per 100 live births	0.561 deaths per 100 live births	0.9161 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4756 deaths per 100 live births	0.4009 deaths per 100 live births	0.5428 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.3412 deaths per 100 live births	0.318 deaths per 100 live births	0.3846 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3174 deaths per 100 live births	0.3161 deaths per 100 live births	0.3193 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Spain

177 Israel 0.334 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Austria 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births compare
179 Portugal 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births compare
181 Iceland 0.282 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 North Macedonia 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births compare
183 South Korea 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Spain

Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 223,626 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 243,150 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 252,854 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 238,344 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 247,009 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 232,525 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 237,061 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 32.9% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 67.5% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 32.45 million (2025)

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Spain?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Spain was 0.3193 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 Spain?: The highest recorded value was 11.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3161 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Spain rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Spain ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .