North Macedonia — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for North Macedonia, 1981–2024.
Infant mortality for North Macedonia was 2.5 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 44 years, from 1981 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 51.9 in 1981. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -6.81% per year.
North Macedonia ranks 178 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.4, so North Macedonia sits below it. It peaked in 1981 and has fallen 95% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 74%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 37 of 52 economies; Andorra (2.4) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 19% in 2023. That is 61% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 91st of 182 in 1981 → 103rd of 196 in 1990 → 134th of 196 in 2000 → 139th of 196 in 2010 → 150th of 196 in 2020 → 178th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 3 | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4 | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 5.3 | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 7.4 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 9.4 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 9.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.8 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.5 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 9.2 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.1 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.6 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 10.2 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 10.9 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 11.6 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 12.2 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.5 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.6 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.9 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 13.4 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 14.2 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 15.1 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 16.1 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 17.4 | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 19.4 | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 22 | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 24.9 | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 27.9 | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 30.2 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 31.5 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 32.9 | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 35.8 | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 39.7 | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 43 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 44.4 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 44.9 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 46.2 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 48.3 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 50.3 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 51.9 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was North Macedonia’s Infant mortality in 1982?
50.3 (1982). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are North Macedonia’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 North Macedonia’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -95.2% in total — about 6.8% 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: 2.5; 2023: 3; 2022: 3.7; 2021: 4.4; 2020: 5.3. 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.