Between 2014 and 2020, the infant mortality rate in Europe was estimated to be 3.8 compared with 82.2 in the mid 1950s. The infant mortality rate in Europe steadily decreased over this time period.
Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2020
(per 1000 live births)
Characteristic
Infant deaths per 1000 live births
2020
3.8
2019
3.9
2018
4.1
2017
4.3
2016
4.5
2015
4.7
2014
4.9
2013
5.1
2012
5.3
2011
5.6
2010
5.8
2009
6
2008
6.3
2007
6.6
2006
6.9
2005
7.3
2004
7.7
2003
8.1
2002
8.5
2001
8.9
2000
9.3
1999
9.7
1998
10.1
1997
10.5
1996
11
1995
11.4
1994
11.9
1993
12.4
1992
13
1991
13.6
1990
14.1
1989
14.7
1988
15.3
1987
15.8
1986
16.3
1985
16.9
1984
17.4
1983
18
1982
18.6
1981
19.3
1980
19.9
1979
20.6
1978
21.2
1977
21.9
1976
22.5
1975
23.1
1974
23.7
1973
24.3
1972
25.1
1971
25.9
1970
26.8
1969
27.7
1968
28.8
1967
30
1966
31.2
1965
32.6
1964
34.2
1963
35.9
1962
37.8
1961
40
1960
42.5
1959
45.2
1958
48.3
1957
51.7
1956
55.5
1955
59.6
1954
64
1953
68.8
1952
73.9
1951
79.4
1950
82.2
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UN DESA. (July 23, 2019). Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2020 (per 1000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/
UN DESA. "Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2020 (per 1000 live births)." Chart. July 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/
UN DESA. (2019). Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2020 (per 1000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/
UN DESA. "Infant Mortality Rate in Europe from 1950 to 2020 (per 1000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/
UN DESA, Infant mortality rate in Europe from 1950 to 2020 (per 1000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258353/infant-mortality-rate-in-europe/ (last visited January 26, 2022)
