IE · 2019 · tps00027
Infant mortality rate
Ireland, 2019
Infant mortality rate
2.80
Ireland, 2019
▼ 3.4% vs 2018 (2.90)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.4% compared to 2018, reaching 2.80.
Ireland accounts for 82.4% of the EU-27 total of 3.40.
Ireland ranks 19th 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 15.2% (from 3.30 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00027, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
82.4%
EU-27: 3.40
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00027