Mortality rate, neonatal in OECD members
OECD members: Mortality rate, neonatal was 3.91 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 3.91 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in OECD members peaked at 10.58 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.91 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places OECD members 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.58 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 10.25 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 9.89 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 9.58 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 9.22 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 8.85 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 8.44 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 8.06 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 7.71 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 7.34 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 6.97 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 6.69 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 6.36 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 5.69 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 5.47 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.22 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 5.03 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 4.87 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.75 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 4.53 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.45 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.36 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.21 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.16 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.19 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.22 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.22 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.16 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.04 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.95 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.91 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.99 per 1,000 live births | 7.34 per 1,000 live births | 10.58 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 per 1,000 live births | 4.75 per 1,000 live births | 6.97 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 per 1,000 live births | 4.16 per 1,000 live births | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 per 1,000 live births | 3.91 per 1,000 live births | 4.16 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in OECD members?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in OECD members was 3.91 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 10.58 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- OECD members ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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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Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.