IE · 2020 · tps00027
Infant mortality rate
Ireland, 2020
Infant mortality rate
3.00
Ireland, 2020
▲ 7.1% vs 2019 (2.80)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's infant mortality rate increased by 7.1% compared to 2019, reaching 3.00.
Ireland accounts for 90.9% of the EU-27 total of 3.30.
Ireland ranks 17th 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 11.8% (from 3.40 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00027, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
90.9%
EU-27: 3.30
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00027