What is number of under-five deaths in Spain?

Number of under-five deaths in Spain was 1,073 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 Spain?

The highest recorded value was 35,757 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 1,073 in 2024.

How does Spain rank for number of under-five deaths?

Spain ranks 110th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Spain 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.

Number of under-five deaths in Spain

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Spain
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Spain: Number of under-five deaths was 1,073 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1,073

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

110th

of 195 countries

All-time high

35,757

in 1960

All-time low

1,073

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Spain, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Spain stood at 1,073. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Spain peaked at 35,757 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1,073, in 2024.

Spain ranks 110th 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	29,020	22,467	35,757	10
1970s	15,276	10,048	20,873	10
1980s	5,868	4,031	8,874	10
1990s	2,818	2,101	3,790	10
2000s	2,078	1,984	2,118	10
2010s	1,476	1,177	1,868	10
2020s	1,094	1,073	1,129	5

Countries ranked near Spain

107 Djibouti 1,173 compare
108 Australia 1,097 compare
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111 Italy 1,047 compare
112 El Salvador 997 compare
113 Comoros 945 compare

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More health data for Spain

Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 223,626 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 243,150 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 252,854 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 238,344 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 247,009 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 232,525 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 237,061 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 32.9% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 67.5% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 32.45 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Spain?: Number of under-five deaths in Spain was 1,073 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 Spain?: The highest recorded value was 35,757 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 1,073 in 2024.
How does Spain rank for number of under-five deaths?: Spain ranks 110th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain 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

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.