Mortality rate, under-5 in Armenia
Armenia: Mortality rate, under-5 was 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 in Armenia, 1976–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 9.6 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Armenia peaked at 101.6 per 1,000 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 9.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 124th of 195 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 | 81.78 per 1,000 live births | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | 87 per 1,000 live births | 4 |
| 1980s | 66.43 per 1,000 live births | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | 101.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.01 per 1,000 live births | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.73 per 1,000 live births | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.17 per 1,000 live births | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.54 per 1,000 live births | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Armenia
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 19,040 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 17,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 17,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 18,745 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 20,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 17,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 18,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 18,973 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 17,615 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 18,372 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Armenia?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Armenia was 9.6 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 101.6 per 1,000 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Armenia ranks 124th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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.