Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) was 10.59 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 (per 1,000 live births) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| 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 Democratic Republic of Congo 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
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0332 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.7631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0355 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
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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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.