Germany: Deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births, 1968 - 2020:
For that indicator, we provide data for Germany from 1968 to 2020. The average value for Germany during that period was 10 deaths per 1000 births with a minimum of 4 deaths per 1000 births in 2008 and a maximum of 27 deaths per 1000 births in 1968.
The latest value from 2020 is 4 deaths per 1000 births. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 187
countries is 26 deaths per 1000 births.
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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.