Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Ireland

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Ireland was 3.4. A difference of +0.1 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Ireland were 3.6 and 3.1 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Ireland for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Ireland
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Ireland
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Year Total Male Female
1960 30.4 34.2 26.4
1961 29.2 32.8 25.5
1962 28.1 31.5 24.6
1963 27.1 30.3 23.7
1964 26 29 22.9
1965 24.8 27.6 21.8
1966 23.4 26.1 20.7
1967 22 24.4 19.5
1968 20.7 22.9 18.4
1969 19.8 21.8 17.6
1970 19.1 21.1 17
1971 18.6 20.6 16.5
1972 18.3 20.3 16.2
1973 18 19.9 15.9
1974 17.5 19.5 15.4
1975 16.9 18.8 15
1976 16.1 17.9 14.3
1977 15.2 16.8 13.5
1978 14.2 15.6 12.6
1979 13 14.4 11.6
1980 11.9 13.2 10.6
1981 11 12.1 9.8
1982 10.3 11.3 9.2
1983 9.7 10.7 8.7
1984 9.3 10.2 8.3
1985 8.9 9.8 7.9
1986 8.6 9.5 7.7
1987 8.4 9.3 7.5
1988 8.2 9.1 7.3
1989 8 8.8 7.1
1990 7.6 8.4 6.8
1991 7.2 7.9 6.4
1992 6.7 7.4 6
1993 6.4 7 5.7
1994 6.1 6.7 5.5
1995 6.1 6.6 5.5
1996 6.1 6.6 5.5
1997 6.1 6.7 5.5
1998 6.1 6.7 5.5
1999 6.1 6.7 5.5
2000 6 6.6 5.4
2001 5.8 6.3 5.2
2002 5.5 6 4.9
2003 5.1 5.5 4.6
2004 4.7 5.1 4.3
2005 4.4 4.7 4
2006 4.1 4.4 3.7
2007 3.9 4.2 3.6
2008 3.8 4.1 3.4
2009 3.7 4 3.3
2010 3.6 3.8 3.3
2011 3.5 3.8 3.2
2012 3.4 3.7 3.1
2013 3.3 3.6 3.1
2014 3.3 3.5 3
2015 3.2 3.4 2.9
2016 3.1 3.3 2.9
2017 3 3.2 2.8
2018 3 3.2 2.8
2019 3 3.2 2.8
2020 3.1 3.3 2.8
2021 3.2 3.4 2.9
2022 3.3 3.5 3
2023 3.4 3.6 3.1