OECD members - Mortality rate

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) in OECD members was 6.76 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.04 in 1990 and a minimum value of 6.76 in 2020.

Definition: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1990 22.04
1991 21.04
1992 20.04
1993 19.08
1994 18.17
1995 17.32
1996 16.49
1997 15.72
1998 15.03
1999 14.35
2000 13.70
2001 13.09
2002 12.51
2003 11.96
2004 11.47
2005 10.97
2006 10.52
2007 10.08
2008 9.70
2009 9.36
2010 9.01
2011 8.72
2012 8.44
2013 8.19
2014 7.96
2015 7.75
2016 7.53
2017 7.35
2018 7.13
2019 6.93
2020 6.76

Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in OECD members was 6.13 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.20 in 1990 and a minimum value of 6.13 in 2020.

Definition: Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1990 20.20
1991 19.24
1992 18.33
1993 17.45
1994 16.62
1995 15.83
1996 15.06
1997 14.37
1998 13.72
1999 13.07
2000 12.49
2001 11.92
2002 11.38
2003 10.88
2004 10.41
2005 9.95
2006 9.57
2007 9.17
2008 8.83
2009 8.48
2010 8.20
2011 7.94
2012 7.69
2013 7.44
2014 7.23
2015 7.05
2016 6.85
2017 6.67
2018 6.48
2019 6.31
2020 6.13

Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in OECD members was 7.34 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.81 in 1990 and a minimum value of 7.34 in 2020.

Definition: Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1990 23.81
1991 22.72
1992 21.66
1993 20.62
1994 19.65
1995 18.72
1996 17.86
1997 17.03
1998 16.27
1999 15.56
2000 14.88
2001 14.21
2002 13.61
2003 13.04
2004 12.46
2005 11.94
2006 11.42
2007 10.98
2008 10.53
2009 10.15
2010 9.79
2011 9.48
2012 9.15
2013 8.90
2014 8.66
2015 8.41
2016 8.17
2017 7.97
2018 7.78
2019 7.59
2020 7.34

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in OECD members was 3.85 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.76 in 1990 and a minimum value of 3.85 in 2020.

Definition: Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1990 10.76
1991 10.36
1992 9.97
1993 9.57
1994 9.18
1995 8.80
1996 8.41
1997 8.04
1998 7.73
1999 7.37
2000 7.06
2001 6.73
2002 6.41
2003 6.10
2004 5.80
2005 5.53
2006 5.28
2007 5.10
2008 4.95
2009 4.82
2010 4.67
2011 4.56
2012 4.47
2013 4.34
2014 4.26
2015 4.17
2016 4.13
2017 4.13
2018 4.07
2019 3.97
2020 3.85

Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)

The value for Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in OECD members was 65.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 140.13 in 1960 and a minimum value of 60.59 in 2017.

Definition: Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.

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Year Value
1960 140.13
1961 136.34
1962 136.24
1963 134.78
1964 131.70
1965 130.74
1966 129.09
1967 127.22
1968 127.37
1969 127.21
1970 124.84
1971 122.44
1972 120.61
1973 118.74
1974 115.42
1975 112.90
1976 110.52
1977 107.64
1978 105.81
1979 103.16
1980 101.73
1981 99.30
1982 96.70
1983 95.69
1984 93.75
1985 92.62
1986 90.87
1987 89.40
1988 88.13
1989 86.72
1990 84.44
1991 83.52
1992 81.80
1993 81.25
1994 79.96
1995 79.34
1996 77.31
1997 75.66
1998 74.35
1999 73.64
2000 72.60
2001 71.74
2002 70.74
2003 70.14
2004 68.58
2005 68.05
2006 67.09
2007 66.18
2008 65.47
2009 64.90
2010 63.45
2011 63.58
2012 62.23
2013 61.76
2014 61.31
2015 61.24
2016 61.18
2017 60.59
2018 62.03
2019 65.80

Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)

The value for Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in OECD members was 122.04 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 226.47 in 1960 and a minimum value of 110.98 in 2017.

Definition: Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.

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Year Value
1960 226.47
1961 222.81
1962 223.85
1963 223.30
1964 219.49
1965 219.23
1966 218.01
1967 216.49
1968 217.65
1969 218.91
1970 215.61
1971 213.69
1972 212.01
1973 210.23
1974 206.41
1975 204.34
1976 202.27
1977 199.48
1978 197.74
1979 195.19
1980 194.02
1981 190.27
1982 186.16
1983 185.00
1984 182.43
1985 180.62
1986 178.04
1987 175.05
1988 173.14
1989 171.72
1990 169.03
1991 167.90
1992 165.25
1993 163.37
1994 160.74
1995 158.79
1996 153.25
1997 148.22
1998 145.58
1999 143.85
2000 140.75
2001 138.61
2002 136.59
2003 135.15
2004 131.68
2005 130.84
2006 128.83
2007 126.77
2008 124.51
2009 122.38
2010 119.63
2011 117.98
2012 115.51
2013 113.85
2014 112.17
2015 112.20
2016 111.80
2017 110.98
2018 114.15
2019 122.04

Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in OECD members was 5.23 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.93 in 1990 and a minimum value of 5.23 in 2020.

Definition: Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

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Year Value
1990 15.93
1991 15.26
1992 14.62
1993 13.99
1994 13.37
1995 12.81
1996 12.24
1997 11.71
1998 11.23
1999 10.76
2000 10.31
2001 9.87
2002 9.45
2003 9.07
2004 8.69
2005 8.34
2006 8.03
2007 7.71
2008 7.43
2009 7.16
2010 6.95
2011 6.73
2012 6.52
2013 6.31
2014 6.13
2015 5.99
2016 5.82
2017 5.67
2018 5.50
2019 5.37
2020 5.23

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in OECD members was 5.75 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.63 in 1990 and a minimum value of 5.75 in 2020.

Definition: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

See also:

Year Value
1990 17.63
1991 16.89
1992 16.15
1993 15.44
1994 14.76
1995 14.12
1996 13.51
1997 12.92
1998 12.41
1999 11.86
2000 11.38
2001 10.90
2002 10.44
2003 10.02
2004 9.60
2005 9.21
2006 8.87
2007 8.53
2008 8.22
2009 7.91
2010 7.62
2011 7.39
2012 7.16
2013 6.97
2014 6.77
2015 6.58
2016 6.41
2017 6.26
2018 6.09
2019 5.92
2020 5.75

Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)

The value for Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in OECD members was 6.26 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.24 in 1990 and a minimum value of 6.26 in 2020.

Definition: Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

See also:

Year Value
1990 19.24
1991 18.42
1992 17.61
1993 16.85
1994 16.07
1995 15.38
1996 14.70
1997 14.07
1998 13.48
1999 12.93
2000 12.40
2001 11.88
2002 11.38
2003 10.94
2004 10.48
2005 10.06
2006 9.65
2007 9.30
2008 8.94
2009 8.63
2010 8.31
2011 8.03
2012 7.80
2013 7.58
2014 7.38
2015 7.16
2016 6.98
2017 6.81
2018 6.63
2019 6.45
2020 6.26

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Mortality