Mortality rate, neonatal in High income
High income: Mortality rate, neonatal was 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
44th
of 45 groups
All-time high
7 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in High income is 2.8 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in High income peaked at 7 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2021.
High income ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in High income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.88 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 per 1,000 live births | 3 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 per 1,000 live births | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 41 Senegal 20.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 41 Yemen 20.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 43 Mauritania 20.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 44 Kenya 20.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Papua New Guinea 20.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Myanmar 19.6 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.922 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in High income?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in High income was 2.8 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 7 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2021.
- How does High income rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- High income ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.