Mortality rate, neonatal in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Mortality rate, neonatal was 7.06 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.06 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
34th
of 47 groups
All-time high
28.88 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
7.06 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 7.06 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 28.88 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.06 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.88 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 28.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 27.95 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 27.31 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 26.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 25.72 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 24.84 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 23.92 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 22.99 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 22.06 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 21.22 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 20.07 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 18.98 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 17.77 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 16.68 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 15.68 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 14.65 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 13.77 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 12.88 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 12.03 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 11.37 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 10.74 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 10.06 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 9.01 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 8.69 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 7.76 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.52 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 7.63 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.53 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 7.47 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.32 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 7.06 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.86 per 1,000 live births | 22.06 per 1,000 live births | 28.88 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.37 per 1,000 live births | 12.03 per 1,000 live births | 21.22 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.08 per 1,000 live births | 7.52 per 1,000 live births | 11.37 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | 7.06 per 1,000 live births | 7.63 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 31 Haiti 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Togo 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 22.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Comoros 22.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 35 Kiribati 21.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 36 Timor-Leste 21.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Namibia 21.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Zambia 21.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 7.06 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.88 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.