IE · 2018 · tps00027
Infant mortality rate
Ireland, 2018
Infant mortality rate
2.90
Ireland, 2018
▼ 3.3% vs 2017 (3.00)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.3% compared to 2017, reaching 2.90.
Ireland accounts for 85.3% of the EU-27 total of 3.40.
Ireland ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.4% (from 3.60 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00027, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
85.3%
EU-27: 3.40
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00027