Mortality rate, neonatal in IDA only
IDA only: Mortality rate, neonatal was 22.93 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in IDA 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 IDA only is 22.93 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in IDA only peaked at 49.53 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.93 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places IDA only 13th 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.53 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 48.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 47.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 46.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 45.56 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 43.66 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 41.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 40.52 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 39.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 38.16 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 37.02 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 35.95 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 34.95 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 33.93 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 33 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 31.25 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 30.51 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 29.74 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 29.08 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 28.36 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 27.28 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 26.32 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 25.84 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 25.32 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 24.89 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 24.48 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 24.13 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 23.79 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 23.33 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 22.93 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.05 per 1,000 live births | 40.52 per 1,000 live births | 49.53 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.62 per 1,000 live births | 30.51 per 1,000 live births | 39.36 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.14 per 1,000 live births | 24.89 per 1,000 live births | 29.74 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.73 per 1,000 live births | 22.93 per 1,000 live births | 24.48 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 10 Dominica 31.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Chad 30.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Central African Republic 29.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Guinea 29.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Lesotho 28.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 28.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Mali 28 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IDA only
- Population, male, per capita 0.4965 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female 50.3% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 72.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.1% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 644.03 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in IDA only?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in IDA only was 22.93 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 49.53 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.93 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA only rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- IDA only ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.