Infant Mortality Rate: Netherlands
Netherlands's infant mortality rate is currently 3.4 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Netherlands Infant Mortality Rate The Netherlands recorded an infant mortality rate of 3.
Current (2024)
3.4 per 1,000 births
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1960)
16.4 per 1,000 births
Low (2022)
3.4 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Netherlands
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Netherlands
Analysis# Netherlands Infant Mortality Rate
The Netherlands recorded an infant mortality rate of 3.4 per 1,000 births in 2024, placing it among the world's lowest. This represents a dramatic 79.3% decline since 1960, when the rate stood at 16.4 per 1,000 births. The country has maintained its all-time low of 3.4 since 2022, reflecting sustained excellence in maternal and neonatal healthcare.
The most significant improvements occurred during the 1960s through 1980s, when the rate fell sharply from 16.4 to under 5 per 1,000 births. Since 2015, the rate has plateaued at 3.4–3.5 per 1,000 births, indicating stabilization at a historically minimal level. This sustained low rate suggests the Netherlands has achieved near-optimal outcomes in infant survival, with further reductions likely limited by biological rather than healthcare factors.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.4 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 3.4 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 3.4 per 1,000 births | -2.86% |
| 2021 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2016 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2014 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | -2.78% |
| 2013 | 3.6 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 3.6 per 1,000 births | -2.70% |
| 2011 | 3.7 per 1,000 births | -2.63% |
| 2010 | 3.8 per 1,000 births | -2.56% |
| 2009 | 3.9 per 1,000 births | -2.50% |
| 2008 | 4 per 1,000 births | -2.44% |
| 2007 | 4.1 per 1,000 births | -4.65% |
| 2006 | 4.3 per 1,000 births | -2.27% |
| 2005 | 4.4 per 1,000 births | -4.35% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.6 per 1,000 births | -4.17% |
| 2003 | 4.8 per 1,000 births | -2.04% |
| 2002 | 4.9 per 1,000 births | -2.00% |
| 2001 | 5 per 1,000 births | -1.96% |
| 2000 | 5.1 per 1,000 births | -1.92% |
| 1999 | 5.2 per 1,000 births | -1.89% |
| 1998 | 5.3 per 1,000 births | -1.85% |
| 1997 | 5.4 per 1,000 births | -1.82% |
| 1996 | 5.5 per 1,000 births | -3.51% |
| 1995 | 5.7 per 1,000 births | -3.39% |
| 1994 | 5.9 per 1,000 births | -3.28% |
| 1993 | 6.1 per 1,000 births | -3.17% |
| 1992 | 6.3 per 1,000 births | -3.08% |
| 1991 | 6.5 per 1,000 births | -4.41% |
| 1990 | 6.8 per 1,000 births | -2.86% |
| 1989 | 7 per 1,000 births | -2.78% |
| 1988 | 7.2 per 1,000 births | -4.00% |
| 1987 | 7.5 per 1,000 births | -2.60% |
| 1986 | 7.7 per 1,000 births | -2.53% |
| 1985 | 7.9 per 1,000 births | -1.25% |
| 1984 | 8 per 1,000 births | -2.44% |
| 1983 | 8.2 per 1,000 births | -2.38% |
| 1982 | 8.4 per 1,000 births | -1.18% |
| 1981 | 8.5 per 1,000 births | -3.41% |
| 1980 | 8.8 per 1,000 births | -2.22% |
| 1979 | 9 per 1,000 births | -3.23% |
| 1978 | 9.3 per 1,000 births | -4.12% |
| 1977 | 9.7 per 1,000 births | -3.00% |
| 1976 | 10 per 1,000 births | -3.85% |
| 1975 | 10.4 per 1,000 births | -3.70% |
| 1974 | 10.8 per 1,000 births | -4.42% |
| 1973 | 11.3 per 1,000 births | -3.42% |
| 1972 | 11.7 per 1,000 births | -3.31% |
| 1971 | 12.1 per 1,000 births | -3.97% |
| 1970 | 12.6 per 1,000 births | -3.08% |
| 1969 | 13 per 1,000 births | -2.99% |
| 1968 | 13.4 per 1,000 births | -2.90% |
| 1967 | 13.8 per 1,000 births | -2.13% |
| 1966 | 14.1 per 1,000 births | -2.76% |
| 1965 | 14.5 per 1,000 births | -2.03% |
| 1964 | 14.8 per 1,000 births | -2.63% |
| 1963 | 15.2 per 1,000 births | -2.56% |
| 1962 | 15.6 per 1,000 births | -2.50% |
| 1961 | 16 per 1,000 births | -2.44% |
| 1960 | 16.4 per 1,000 births | — |
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