Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 0.864% to 3.91 in the European Union in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in the European Union reached an all time high of 44.9 in 1960 and an all time low of 3.91 in 2020. When compared to European Union's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in China amounted to 7.30, 2.50 in Japan, 5.40 in Russia and 6.30 in USA in 2020.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Canada | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.20 | 5.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| European Union | 4.34 | 4.26 | 4.17 | 4.11 | 4.03 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 46.2 | 43.5 | 41.0 | 38.6 | 36.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 16.8 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.90 | 8.20 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.50 |
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