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Infant mortality in Spain
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
36 of 41 · Countries
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Education
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Tourism
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Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2024
2.6per 1,000
±0.0
since 2023
Countries · 2024
36 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.2
vs World
−25.1
World: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Spain · World
−0.2 since 2014
0
20
40
60
80
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
Spain
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
Spain
2.6
World
27.7
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Spain · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
2.6 · 2024
First value
46.8 · 1960
Highest
46.8 · 1960
Lowest
2.6 · 2019
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | Spain | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.6 | ±0.0 | 27.7 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | ±0.0 | 28.4 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | ±0.0 | 29.3 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | ±0.0 | 29.3 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | ±0.0 | 29.1 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | −0.1 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | ±0.0 | 29.6 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | ±0.0 | 30.0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | ±0.0 | 30.6 |
| 2015 | 2.7 | −0.1 | 31.5 |
| 2014 | 2.8 | −0.1 | 32.1 |
| 2013 | 2.9 | ±0.0 | 33.1 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | −0.1 | 34.0 |
| 2011 | 3.0 | −0.2 | 35.9 |
| 2010 | 3.2 | −0.1 | 36.7 |
| 2009 | 3.3 | −0.1 | 38.0 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | −0.2 | 39.2 |
| 2007 | 3.6 | −0.1 | 40.7 |
| 2006 | 3.7 | −0.1 | 42.3 |
| 2005 | 3.8 | −0.1 | 44.1 |
| 2004 | 3.9 | −0.2 | 46.3 |
| 2003 | 4.1 | ±0.0 | 48.0 |
| 2002 | 4.1 | −0.1 | 49.9 |
| 2001 | 4.2 | −0.2 | 51.9 |
| 2000 | 4.4 | −0.1 | 53.3 |
| 1999 | 4.5 | −0.2 | 55.1 |
| 1998 | 4.7 | −0.2 | 57.0 |
| 1997 | 4.9 | −0.3 | 58.1 |
| 1996 | 5.2 | −0.3 | 59.5 |
| 1995 | 5.5 | −0.4 | 60.2 |
| 1994 | 5.9 | −0.4 | 61.4 |
| 1993 | 6.3 | −0.4 | 62.5 |
| 1992 | 6.7 | −0.4 | 63.3 |
| 1991 | 7.1 | −0.3 | 64.0 |
| 1990 | 7.4 | −0.4 | 64.0 |
| 1989 | 7.8 | −0.3 | — |
| 1988 | 8.1 | −0.3 | — |
| 1987 | 8.4 | −0.4 | — |
| 1986 | 8.8 | −0.4 | — |
| 1985 | 9.2 | −0.4 | — |
| 1984 | 9.6 | −0.5 | — |
| 1983 | 10.1 | −0.6 | — |
| 1982 | 10.7 | −0.8 | — |
| 1981 | 11.5 | −0.9 | — |
| 1980 | 12.4 | −1.1 | — |
| 1979 | 13.5 | −1.1 | — |
| 1978 | 14.6 | −1.3 | — |
| 1977 | 15.9 | −1.3 | — |
| 1976 | 17.2 | −1.4 | — |
| 1975 | 18.6 | −1.5 | — |
| 1974 | 20.1 | −1.7 | — |
| 1973 | 21.8 | −1.8 | — |
| 1972 | 23.6 | −2.0 | — |
| 1971 | 25.6 | −2.1 | — |
| 1970 | 27.7 | −2.1 | — |
| 1969 | 29.8 | −2.0 | — |
| 1968 | 31.8 | −1.9 | — |
| 1967 | 33.7 | −1.8 | — |
| 1966 | 35.5 | −1.7 | — |
| 1965 | 37.2 | −1.8 | — |
| 1964 | 39.0 | −1.9 | — |
| 1963 | 40.9 | −1.9 | — |
| 1962 | 42.8 | −2.0 | — |
| 1961 | 44.8 | −2.0 | — |
| 1960 | 46.8 | — |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Infant mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 68.7 | |
| 2 | Liberia | 63.7 | |
| 3 | Congo - Kinshasa | 55.4 | |
| 4 | Yemen | 40.1 | |
| 5 | Congo - Brazzaville | 33.2 | |
| 6 | India | 32.9 | |
| 7 | Gabon | 32.0 | |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 27.3 | |
| 9 | Egypt | 23.4 | |
| 10 | Philippines | 22.3 | |
| 11 | Algeria | 21.3 | |
| 12 | Indonesia | 20.1 | |
| 13 | Honduras | 15.9 | |
| 14 | Mexico | 14.4 | |
| 15 | Brazil | 13.3 | |
| 16 | Colombia | 13.1 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 12.2 | |
| 18 | Lebanon | 11.8 | |
| 19 | Türkiye | 10.1 | |
| 20 | Argentina | 9.4 | |
| 21 | China | 7.0 | |
| 22 | Romania | 6.6 | |
| 23 | Chile | 6.5 | |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 6.4 | |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 6.1 | |
| 26 | United States | 5.6 | |
| 27 | Russia | 5.5 | |
| 28 | Canada | 4.5 | |
| 29 | Poland | 4.0 | |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 3.8 | |
| 31 | Lithuania | 3.7 | |
| 32 | Greece | 3.6 | |
| 33 | Netherlands | 3.5 | |
| 34 | France | 3.3 | |
| 35 | Germany | 3.2 | |
| 36 | Italy | 2.8 | |
| 37 | Spain | 2.7 | |
| 38 | South Korea | 2.7 | |
| 39 | Czechia | 2.6 | |
| 40 | Norway | 2.1 | |
| 41 | Finland | 1.9 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017
What it means
Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
How it is calculated
Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.
People
Spain in numbers
Population
49M
2025
Population growth
1.03%
2025
Population density
97.2
2024
Median age
45.8
2025
Children under 15
12.9%
2025
Residents 65 and over
20.7%
2025
Life expectancy
84.0
2024
Births per woman
1.10
2024
Birth rate
6.5
2025
Net migration
11.8
2025
Born abroad
18.5%
2024
Urban population
80.5%
2025