Number of under-five deaths in Ireland
Ireland: Number of under-five deaths was 206 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 206, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Ireland peaked at 2,156 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 203, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 146th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,793 | 1,416 | 2,156 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,320 | 1,100 | 1,427 | 10 |
| 1980s | 749.9 | 527 | 1,034 | 10 |
| 1990s | 398.8 | 355 | 492 | 10 |
| 2000s | 339.5 | 301 | 384 | 10 |
| 2010s | 256.1 | 208 | 312 | 10 |
| 2020s | 206.8 | 203 | 210 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More health data for Ireland
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 35,821 (2025)
- Population, female 2.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 36,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 34,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 36,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 37,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 34,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 34,645 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 888,912 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Ireland?
- Number of under-five deaths in Ireland was 206 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,156 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 203 in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Ireland ranks 146th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.