Mortality rate, neonatal in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Mortality rate, neonatal was 23.86 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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
In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 23.86 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 44.56 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.86 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 47 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.56 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 44.15 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 43.88 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 43.69 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 43.56 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 43.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 42.76 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 42.14 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 41.37 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 40.68 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 39.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 38.95 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 38.11 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 37.34 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 36.41 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 35.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 34.89 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 32.78 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.06 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 31.26 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 29.61 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 28.87 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 28.19 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.63 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 27.18 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 26.93 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.15 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 25.67 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 25.09 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 24.47 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 23.86 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43 per 1,000 live births | 40.68 per 1,000 live births | 44.56 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.15 per 1,000 live births | 32.78 per 1,000 live births | 39.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.87 per 1,000 live births | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | 32.06 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.05 per 1,000 live births | 23.86 per 1,000 live births | 26.15 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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
- 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
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 23.86 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.56 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.86 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.