Mortality rate, under-5 in Albania
Albania: Mortality rate, under-5 was 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 in Albania, 1978–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Albania stood at 9.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Albania peaked at 96.6 per 1,000 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 9.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Albania 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 92.7 per 1,000 live births | 88.8 per 1,000 live births | 96.6 per 1,000 live births | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.87 per 1,000 live births | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | 81.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.19 per 1,000 live births | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | 40.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.71 per 1,000 live births | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | 27 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.41 per 1,000 live births | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.38 per 1,000 live births | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Albania
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 17,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 15,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 16,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 15,286 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 16,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 15,382 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 414,045 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 17.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Albania?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Albania was 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6 per 1,000 live births in 1978.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Albania ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.