Countries in Europe by infant mortality
Babies who die before their first birthday, for every 1,000 born alive. 42 countries in Europe, highest first. World Bank, 2024
Median country
3.1
half above, half below| # | Country | Per 1,000 births | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Moldova | 15.1 | Eastern Europe |
| 2 |  Albania | 8.3 | Southern Europe |
| 3 |  Ukraine | 7.6 | Eastern Europe |
| 4 |  Romania | 6.0 | Eastern Europe |
| 5 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.5 | Southern Europe |
| 6 |  Slovakia | 5.3 | Eastern Europe |
| 7 |  Malta | 4.7 | Southern Europe |
| =8 |  Bulgaria | 4.6 | Eastern Europe |
| =8 |  Serbia | 4.6 | Southern Europe |
| =10 |  Croatia | 4.1 | Southern Europe |
| =10 |  Russia | 4.1 | Eastern Europe |
| =10 |  United Kingdom | 4.1 | Northern Europe |
| 13 |  Poland | 3.6 | Eastern Europe |
| 14 |  Denmark | 3.5 | Northern Europe |
| =15 |  France | 3.4 | Western Europe |
| =15 |  Ireland | 3.4 | Northern Europe |
| =15 |  Netherlands | 3.4 | Western Europe |
| =15 |  Switzerland | 3.4 | Western Europe |
| 19 |  Greece | 3.2 | Southern Europe |
| =20 |  Belgium | 3.1 | Western Europe |
| =20 |  Germany | 3.1 | Western Europe |
| =20 |  Hungary | 3.1 | Eastern Europe |
| =23 |  Austria | 2.8 | Western Europe |
| =23 |  Lithuania | 2.8 | Northern Europe |
| 25 |  Portugal | 2.7 | Southern Europe |
| 26 |  Spain | 2.6 | Southern Europe |
| 27 |  North Macedonia | 2.5 | Southern Europe |
| 28 |  Andorra | 2.4 | Southern Europe |
| 29 |  Italy | 2.3 | Southern Europe |
| =30 |  Latvia | 2.2 | Northern Europe |
| =30 |  Monaco | 2.2 | Western Europe |
| =32 |  Czechia | 2.1 | Eastern Europe |
| =32 |  Iceland | 2.1 | Northern Europe |
| =34 |  Norway | 2.0 | Northern Europe |
| =34 |  Sweden | 2.0 | Northern Europe |
| =36 |  Finland | 1.9 | Northern Europe |
| =36 |  Luxembourg | 1.9 | Western Europe |
| =36 |  Montenegro | 1.9 | Southern Europe |
| =39 |  Belarus | 1.8 | Eastern Europe |
| =39 |  Slovenia | 1.8 | Southern Europe |
| 41 |  Estonia | 1.5 | Northern Europe |
| 42 |  San Marino | 1.2 | Southern Europe |
No World Bank figure for 2 countries: Liechtenstein, Vatican City.
Questions
- Which country in Europe has the highest infant mortality?
- Moldova has the highest infant mortality in Europe: 15.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024). Next come Albania (8.3 infant deaths per 1,000 live births) and Ukraine (7.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births).
- Which country in Europe has the lowest infant mortality?
- San Marino, with 1.2 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024).
- What is the typical infant mortality of a country in Europe?
- The median of the 42 countries in Europe is 3.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Babies who die before their first birthday, for every 1,000 born alive. Source: World Bank, 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.