Mortality rate, neonatal in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Mortality rate, neonatal was 18.72 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.72 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
17th
of 47 groups
All-time high
40.34 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
18.72 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Low & middle 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
Low & middle income recorded 18.72 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 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Low & middle income peaked at 40.34 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.72 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Low & middle income ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.34 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 40.11 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 39.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 38.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 38.32 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 37.55 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 36.82 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 36.02 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 35.17 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 33.31 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 32.38 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 31.34 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 29.28 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 28.34 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 27.41 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 26.58 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 25.76 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 25 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 24.33 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 23.64 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 22.79 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 22.28 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 21.61 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 21.28 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 20.76 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 20.32 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 20.28 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.92 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 19.72 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 19.48 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 19.12 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 18.72 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.72 per 1,000 live births | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | 40.34 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.97 per 1,000 live births | 25 per 1,000 live births | 33.31 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.72 per 1,000 live births | 19.97 per 1,000 live births | 24.33 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.39 per 1,000 live births | 18.72 per 1,000 live births | 19.92 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 17 Côte 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
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- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0132 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Low & middle income?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Low & middle income was 18.72 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 40.34 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.72 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.