Mortality rate, neonatal in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Mortality rate, neonatal was 27.21 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 27.21 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 45.73 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.21 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.73 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 45.25 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 44.84 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 44.51 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 44.08 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 43.59 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 43.14 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 42.51 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 41.79 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 40.84 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 39.87 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 38.86 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 37.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 36.83 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 35.88 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 34.96 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 34.15 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 33.49 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 32.84 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 32.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.72 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 31.27 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 30.77 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.84 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 29.58 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 29.34 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.03 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.79 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 28.52 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.26 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.98 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.21 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.63 per 1,000 live births | 40.84 per 1,000 live births | 45.73 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | 32.3 per 1,000 live births | 39.87 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.08 per 1,000 live births | 28.79 per 1,000 live births | 31.72 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.91 per 1,000 live births | 27.21 per 1,000 live births | 28.52 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2056 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2784 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Pre-demographic dividend was 27.21 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 45.73 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.21 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.