Mortality rate, under-5 in Kosovo
Kosovo: Mortality rate, under-5 was 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 in Kosovo, 1985–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Kosovo is 8.7 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Kosovo peaked at 147.9 per 1,000 live births in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
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 | 129.22 per 1,000 live births | 111.9 per 1,000 live births | 147.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
| 1990s | 77.05 per 1,000 live births | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | 104.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.27 per 1,000 live births | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.11 per 1,000 live births | 11.2 per 1,000 live births | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.56 per 1,000 live births | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 10.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for Kosovo
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 14,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 14,040 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 14,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 13,082 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 93,861 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 165,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 14,490 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Kosovo?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Kosovo was 8.7 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 Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 147.9 per 1,000 live births in 1985.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.