Mortality rate, neonatal in IDA total
IDA total: Mortality rate, neonatal was 26.44 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.44 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
50.01 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
26.44 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in IDA 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
IDA total recorded 26.44 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in IDA total peaked at 50.01 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.44 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
IDA total ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in IDA total, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.01 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 49.24 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 48.55 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 47.88 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 46.35 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 45.64 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 43.88 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 42.83 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 41.74 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 40.59 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 39.49 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 38.47 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 37.49 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 35.82 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 35.08 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 34.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 33.81 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.19 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 31.96 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 31.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 30.92 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 30.44 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 29.95 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 28.99 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 28.54 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 28.11 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.74 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 27.35 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 26.89 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 26.44 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.64 per 1,000 live births | 42.83 per 1,000 live births | 50.01 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.35 per 1,000 live births | 33.81 per 1,000 live births | 41.74 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.75 per 1,000 live births | 28.54 per 1,000 live births | 33.19 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.31 per 1,000 live births | 26.44 per 1,000 live births | 28.11 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 4 Somalia 34.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 33.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Afghanistan 33.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Liberia 32.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Niger 32.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 32 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Dominica 31.1 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in IDA total?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in IDA total was 26.44 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 50.01 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.44 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- IDA total ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.