Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) was 18.48 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.48 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
18th
of 47 groups
All-time high
39.65 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
18.48 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in IDA & IBRD total stood at 18.48 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 39.65 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.48 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IDA & IBRD total 18th 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 (per 1,000 live births) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.65 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 39.45 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 39 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 38.43 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 37.79 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 37.04 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 36.33 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 35.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 34.72 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 33.87 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 32.89 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 31.96 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 30.91 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 29.89 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 28.87 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 27.94 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 27.02 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 26.17 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 25.34 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 24.59 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 23.26 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 22.43 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 21.92 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 21.26 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 20.93 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 20.01 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.98 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.68 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.64 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 19.45 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 19.23 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 18.87 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 18.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.18 per 1,000 live births | 33.87 per 1,000 live births | 39.65 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.56 per 1,000 live births | 24.59 per 1,000 live births | 32.89 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.38 per 1,000 live births | 19.68 per 1,000 live births | 23.93 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.13 per 1,000 live births | 18.48 per 1,000 live births | 19.64 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 15 Sierra Leone 28.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Mali 28 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 27.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Benin 27.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Djibouti 27.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Ethiopia 25.2 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0429 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in IDA & IBRD total?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in IDA & IBRD total was 18.48 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 39.65 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.48 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.