What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Pacific island small states?

The highest recorded value was 15.96 per 1,000 live births in 1990.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Pacific island small states?

The lowest recorded value was 10.25 per 1,000 live births in 2014.

How does Pacific island small states rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Pacific island small states ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Pacific island small states?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Pacific island 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.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Pacific island small states

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Pacific island small states
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Pacific island small states: Mortality rate, neonatal was 10.59 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

10.59 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 2.1%

Rank

29th

of 47 groups

All-time high

15.96 per 1,000 live births

in 1990

All-time low

10.25 per 1,000 live births

in 2014

Years of data

1990–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Pacific island 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

In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Pacific island small states stood at 10.59 per 1,000 live births.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Pacific island small states peaked at 15.96 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.25 per 1,000 live births, in 2014.

That places Pacific island small states 29th out of 47 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 Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Pacific island small states, 1990 to 2024.
Year	per 1,000 live births	Change
1990	15.96 per 1,000 live births	—
1991	15.45 per 1,000 live births	-3.2%
1992	15.01 per 1,000 live births	-2.8%
1993	14.56 per 1,000 live births	-3.0%
1994	14.2 per 1,000 live births	-2.5%
1995	13.87 per 1,000 live births	-2.3%
1996	13.62 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
1997	13.38 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
1998	13.19 per 1,000 live births	-1.4%
1999	12.95 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
2000	12.75 per 1,000 live births	-1.6%
2001	12.52 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
2002	12.4 per 1,000 live births	-1.0%
2003	12.38 per 1,000 live births	-0.1%
2004	12.39 per 1,000 live births	+0.1%
2005	12.36 per 1,000 live births	-0.2%
2006	12.17 per 1,000 live births	-1.5%
2007	11.85 per 1,000 live births	-2.7%
2008	11.44 per 1,000 live births	-3.4%
2009	11.07 per 1,000 live births	-3.2%
2010	10.72 per 1,000 live births	-3.2%
2011	10.51 per 1,000 live births	-2.0%
2012	10.38 per 1,000 live births	-1.3%
2013	10.28 per 1,000 live births	-1.0%
2014	10.25 per 1,000 live births	-0.3%
2015	10.31 per 1,000 live births	+0.6%
2016	10.43 per 1,000 live births	+1.1%
2017	10.59 per 1,000 live births	+1.6%
2018	10.78 per 1,000 live births	+1.8%
2019	10.96 per 1,000 live births	+1.6%
2020	11.08 per 1,000 live births	+1.1%
2021	11.07 per 1,000 live births	-0.1%
2022	11 per 1,000 live births	-0.6%
2023	10.82 per 1,000 live births	-1.7%
2024	10.59 per 1,000 live births	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	14.22 per 1,000 live births	12.95 per 1,000 live births	15.96 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	12.13 per 1,000 live births	11.07 per 1,000 live births	12.75 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	10.52 per 1,000 live births	10.25 per 1,000 live births	10.96 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	10.91 per 1,000 live births	10.59 per 1,000 live births	11.08 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

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
29 Madagascar 23.1 per 1,000 live births compare
30 Gambia 23 per 1,000 live births compare
31 Haiti 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare
31 Togo 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Pacific island small states

Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.4559 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Pacific island small states →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Pacific island small states?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Pacific island small states was 10.59 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 Pacific island small states?: The highest recorded value was 15.96 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Pacific island small states?: The lowest recorded value was 10.25 per 1,000 live births in 2014.
How does Pacific island small states rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Pacific island small states ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Pacific island small states?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pacific island 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.