Mortality rate, neonatal in IBRD only
IBRD only: Mortality rate, neonatal was 11.17 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 11.17 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in IBRD only peaked at 35.56 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.17 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IBRD only 28th out of 45 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.56 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 35.27 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 34.77 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 33.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 32.52 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 31.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 30.82 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 29.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 29.04 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 27.17 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 26.06 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 24.94 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 23.87 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 22.82 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 21.75 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 20.76 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 19.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 18.92 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 18.15 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 17.37 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 16.47 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 15.84 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 14.99 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.06 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 13.49 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 13.41 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.97 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 12.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 12.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 12.05 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 11.17 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.71 per 1,000 live births | 29.04 per 1,000 live births | 35.56 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.42 per 1,000 live births | 18.92 per 1,000 live births | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.13 per 1,000 live births | 12.97 per 1,000 live births | 18.15 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.99 per 1,000 live births | 11.17 per 1,000 live births | 12.75 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 25 Burkina Faso 23.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Sudan 23.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Malawi 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Madagascar 23.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 30 Gambia 23 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Haiti 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Togo 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64, male 68.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 529.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 234.23 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 295.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 3.41 billion (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 20.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 554.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in IBRD only?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in IBRD only was 11.17 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 35.56 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.17 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- IBRD only ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.