Number of infant deaths in Albania
Albania: Number of infant deaths was 235 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Albania, 1979–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Albania stood at 235. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Albania peaked at 4,587 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 235, in 2024.
Albania ranks 138th 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 | 4,587 | 4,587 | 4,587 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3,129 | 2,425 | 4,154 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,736 | 1,133 | 2,319 | 10 |
| 2000s | 651 | 377 | 1,014 | 10 |
| 2010s | 289.8 | 249 | 350 | 10 |
| 2020s | 243.6 | 235 | 249 | 5 |
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More health data for Albania
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 15,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 15,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 16,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 15,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 16,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 15,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 16,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 15,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 17,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 18,293 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Albania?
- Number of infant deaths in Albania was 235 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 4,587 in 1979.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 235 in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for number of infant deaths?
- Albania ranks 138th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.