Mortality rate, under-5 in Montenegro
Montenegro: Mortality rate, under-5 was 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 in Montenegro, 1984–2024
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 Montenegro stood at 2.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Montenegro peaked at 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Montenegro 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.93 per 1,000 live births | 17.5 per 1,000 live births | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | 6 |
| 1990s | 15.27 per 1,000 live births | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.92 per 1,000 live births | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 per 1,000 live births | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 4,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 4,262 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 4,080 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 397,715 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 195,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,778 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 4,157 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Montenegro?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Montenegro was 2.4 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 1984.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Montenegro ranks 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.