Mortality rate, neonatal in Low income
Low income: Mortality rate, neonatal was 24.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
8th
of 45 groups
All-time high
45.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
24.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Low 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Low income is 24.9 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 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Low income peaked at 45.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Low income ranks 8th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 45 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 44 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 42.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 41.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 41.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 38.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 37.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 36.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 35.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 33.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 32.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 31 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 29.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 28.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 27.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 27 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 26.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.13 per 1,000 live births | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | 45.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.83 per 1,000 live births | 31 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.33 per 1,000 live births | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.68 per 1,000 live births | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 11 Chad 30.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.281 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Low income?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Low income was 24.9 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Low income ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.