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Headline data

Dead younger than 5 years per 1,000 live births
Year Value Units Series
1985 12.1457489879 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1986 8.8495575221 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1987 11.52368758 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1988 19.5402298851 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1989 19.313304721 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1990 9.5036958817 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1991 11.5473441109 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1992 11.1386138614 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1993 9.186351706 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1994 11.9760479042 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1995 7.7639751553 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1996 8.8888888889 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1997 4.5112781955 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1998 0.0 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
1999 6.3897763578 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2000 2.886002886 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2001 4.746835443 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2002 4.2313117066 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2003 1.4184397163 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2004 4.2075736325 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2005 9.8452883263 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2006 12.084592145 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2007 8.8888888889 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2008 4.4977511244 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2009 4.8701298701 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2010 4.6728971963 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2011 6.8846815835 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2012 17.7993527508 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2013 0.0 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2014 7.8247261346 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2015 6.5789473684 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2016 4.4313146233 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2017 9.1185410334 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2018 0.0 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2019 4.3859649123 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2020 2.9368575624 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2021 2.9197080292 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2022 11.0759493671 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2023 3.4843205575 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate
2024 8.5324232082 per 1,000 live births Neonatal mortality rate

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The national metadata provides further information about this table and the indicator published by Statistics Faroe Islands. Indicators are compiled according to international methodology whenever the necessary data are available for the Faroe Islands. Any deviations are documented in the notes.

Metadata update

20260506 17:14
Data reporter

Erla Thorsteinsson
Unit of measure

unit

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Data collection calendar

20260506 17:14
Data release calendar

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Data providers

Statistics Faroe Islands: www.hagstova.fo/en
Comment and limitations

Symbols

  • -Zero (not rounded)
  • 0Rounded to zero
  • •Not applicable
  • ••Not available or too uncertain
  • •••Not disclosed, confidentiality/privacy protected

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 3.2.1: Under‑5 mortality rate
Target

Target 3.2: By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
Metadata update

2026-03-27
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Related indicators

3.2.2: Neonatal mortality rate
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Data release calendar

A new round of United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) estimates is released annually, usually in the 3rd or 4th quarter.

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