Montenegro — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Montenegro, 1984–2024.
Infant mortality for Montenegro was 1.9 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 41 years, from 1984 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 24.6 in 1984. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -6.20% per year.
Montenegro ranks 190 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.4, so Montenegro sits below it. It peaked in 1984 and has fallen 92% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 51%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 47 of 52 economies; Luxembourg (1.9) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 10% in 2011. That is 30% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 129th of 189 in 1984 → 148th of 196 in 1990 → 141st of 196 in 2000 → 156th of 196 in 2010 → 185th of 196 in 2020 → 190th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1984 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 3.9 | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 5.2 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 5.8 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 6.4 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.1 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8 | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 8.6 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 9.3 | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 10.1 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 10.8 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 11.5 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 12.2 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 12.7 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 13 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 13.3 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 13.4 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.5 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 13.6 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 13.8 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 14.2 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 14.8 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 15.7 | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 17 | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 18.5 | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 20.3 | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 22.3 | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 24.6 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Montenegro’s Infant mortality in 1985?
22.3 (1985). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Montenegro’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Montenegro’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1984 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -92.3% in total — about 6.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 1.9; 2023: 2; 2022: 2.1; 2021: 2.3; 2020: 2.4. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.