Infant Mortality Rate: Spain

Analysis# Spain Infant Mortality Rate Spain's infant mortality rate stands at 2.6 per 1,000 births in 2024, placing the country among Europe's healthiest outcomes for newborns. This represents a dramatic improvement from the 1960 peak of 46.8 per 1,000 births—a 94.4% decline over six decades. Spain reached its all-time low of 2.6 in 2019 and has maintained that level for the past five years without further improvement or decline. The sharpest progress occurred between 1960 and the early 2000s, driven by advances in healthcare infrastructure, maternal nutrition, and neonatal care. Since 2015, the rate has plateaued at or near 2.6, suggesting Spain has reached a floor where further reductions require increasingly targeted interventions. The stability of recent years indicates the country has achieved one of the developed world's most robust infant health outcomes.