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Number of infant deaths in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022 (per 1,000 live births)

Characteristic	Infant mortality per 1,000 live born children
2022	3.2
2021	3.3
2020	3.8
2019	3.6
2018	3.5
2017	3.6
2016	3.5
2015	3.3
2014	3.6
2013	3.8
2012	3.7
2011	3.6
2010	3.8
2009	3.8
2008	3.8
2007	4.1
2006	4.4
2005	4.9
2004	4.4
2003	4.8
2002	5
2001	5.4
2000	5.1
1999	5.2
1998	5.2
1997	5
1996	5.7
1995	5.5
1994	5.7
1993	6.3
1992	6.3
1991	6.5
1990	7.1
1989	6.8
1988	6.8
1987	7.6
1986	7.7
1985	8
1984	8.3
1983	8.4
1982	8.3
1981	8.3
1980	8.6
1979	8.7
1978	9.6
1977	9.5
1976	10.7
1975	10.6
1974	11.3
1973	11.5
1972	11.7
1971	12.1
1970	12.7
1969	13.2
1968	13.6
1967	13.4
1966	14.7
1965	14.4
1964	14.8
1963	15.8
1962	17
1961	17
1960	17.9
1959	18.1
1958	18.5
1957	18.4
1956	20.2
1955	21.6
1954	22.6
1953	23.7
1952	24.1
1951	26.7
1950	26.7

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August 2023

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Netherlands

Survey time period

1950 to 2022

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The number of live-born children who died before their first birthday.

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In 2022, the infant mortality rate in the Netherlands was 3.2. This means that out of every 1,000 newborns, just over three had died before their first birthday. Infant mortality was lowest in the most recent period. In total, nearly 179,000 babies were born in 2021.

 Steadily declining infant mortality 

  Despite a slight increase in infant mortality in the last two years, medical developments have ensured a remarkable decrease in the number of children dying in their infancy. In 1950, out of every 1,000 live born babies nearly 27 would die in their first year. This was over seven times as high as today.

Infant mortality in Western Europe

  The infant mortality rate in the Netherlands is comparable to other Western European countries. In the United Kingdom for example, the infant mortality rate was four in 2019, whereas France had a mortality rate of 3.3 in 2020. A slightly lower infant mortality was observed in neighboring Belgium, where the mortality rate was 2.7 in 2019.