Mortality rate, neonatal in Other small states
Other small states: Mortality rate, neonatal was 15.26 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.26 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
25th
of 45 groups
All-time high
29.13 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
15.26 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 15.26 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Other small states peaked at 29.13 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.26 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Other small states 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.13 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 28.86 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 28.28 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 27.48 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 27.16 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 26.56 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 26.16 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 25.81 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 25.39 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 23.83 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 23.67 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 23.35 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 22.93 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.37 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 21.87 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 20.87 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 20.33 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 19.88 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 19.48 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 19.13 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 18.65 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 18.34 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.95 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 17.57 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 16.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 16.23 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 15.93 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 15.54 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 15.26 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.26 per 1,000 live births | 25.39 per 1,000 live births | 29.13 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.05 per 1,000 live births | 19.88 per 1,000 live births | 23.83 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.85 per 1,000 live births | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | 19.48 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.75 per 1,000 live births | 15.26 per 1,000 live births | 16.23 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 22 Mozambique 25.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Eswatini 25 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Cameroon 24.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 23.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Sudan 23.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Malawi 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.5098 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2319 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Other small states?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Other small states was 15.26 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 29.13 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.26 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Other small states ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.