Child mortality rate: Germany

0.37% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 162 years from 1836 to 2024 are below.

Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.

Every year

Year	Value (deaths per 100 live births)
2024	0.37
2023	0.37
2022	0.37
2021	0.37
2020	0.37
2019	0.37
2018	0.38
2017	0.38
2016	0.39
2015	0.39
2014	0.4
2013	0.4
2012	0.4
2011	0.41
2010	0.42
2009	0.43
2008	0.44
2007	0.45
2006	0.46
2005	0.47
2004	0.49
2003	0.5
2002	0.51
2001	0.52
2000	0.54
1999	0.55
1998	0.57
1997	0.59
1996	0.62
1995	0.65
1994	0.68
1993	0.72
1992	0.76
1991	0.8
1990	0.85
1989	0.9
1988	0.95
1987	1.01
1986	1.06
1985	1.11
1984	1.18
1983	1.25
1982	1.32
1981	1.41
1980	1.5
1979	1.6
1978	1.71
1977	1.83
1976	1.96
1975	2.08
1974	2.2
1973	2.31
1972	2.4
1971	2.49
1970	2.56
1969	2.64
1968	2.71
1967	2.92
1960	4.27
1940	8.72
1939	10.02
1938	8.12
1937	8.72
1936	9.04
1935	14.74
1934	9.04
1933	10.86
1932	11.2
1931	11.89
1930	12.24
1929	14.38
1928	12.94
1927	14.38
1926	15.3
1925	15.85
1924	16.41
1923	20.72
1922	20.53
1921	21.28
1920	20.72
1919	23.33
1918	25.67
1917	24.06
1916	22.41
1915	23.88
1914	26.68
1913	24.43
1912	23.7
1911	31.23
1910	26.35
1909	27.62
1908	28.93
1907	28.6
1906	30.08
1905	33.34
1904	31.88
1903	33.18
1902	29.75
1901	33.66
1900	37.22
1899	35.12
1898	34.15
1897	36.09
1896	33.83
1895	37.38
1894	35.6
1893	36.41
1892	37.38
1891	35.6
1890	36.73
1889	36.73
1888	35.44
1887	35.28
1886	38.19
1885	36.73
1884	38.19
1883	37.7
1882	37.05
1881	36.41
1880	39
1879	35.44
1878	36.73
1877	36.57
1876	37.05
1875	39.32
1874	48.23
1873	49.86
1872	48.88
1871	53.59
1870	48.4
1869	47.58
1868	49.86
1867	50.67
1866	48.88
1865	53.92
1864	48.23
1863	48.4
1860	42.22
1859	52.62
1858	46.93
1857	49.86
1856	41.09
1855	46.28
1854	47.26
1853	46.28
1852	48.4
1851	46.61
1850	48.23
1849	46.28
1848	50.67
1847	46.45
1846	51.64
1845	46.93
1844	46.61
1843	46.61
1842	51.64
1841	48.72
1840	48.56
1839	46.28
1838	48.23
1837	49.04
1836	47.42