Number of under-five deaths in Czechia
Czechia: Number of under-five deaths was 243 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Czechia, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Czechia is 243, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Czechia peaked at 4,110 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 243, in 2024.
That places Czechia 143rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,385 | 3,154 | 3,609 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,701 | 3,134 | 4,110 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,022 | 1,624 | 2,753 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,013 | 526 | 1,558 | 10 |
| 2000s | 440.4 | 411 | 490 | 10 |
| 2010s | 354.3 | 340 | 392 | 10 |
| 2020s | 284.6 | 243 | 324 | 5 |
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More health data for Czechia
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 53,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 55,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 53,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 55,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 53,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 56,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 57,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 53,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 56,132 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Czechia?
- Number of under-five deaths in Czechia was 243 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,110 in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 243 in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Czechia ranks 143rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.