Mortality rate, neonatal in South Asia
South Asia: Mortality rate, neonatal was 16.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
57.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
16.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in South Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 16.6 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in South Asia peaked at 57.6 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
South Asia ranks 23rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 56.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 54.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 53.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 51.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 49 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 43.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 41.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 37.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 31 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 23.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.11 per 1,000 live births | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | 57.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.43 per 1,000 live births | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | 43.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.05 per 1,000 live births | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | 31 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.28 per 1,000 live births | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Ethiopia 25.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3493 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2459 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in South Asia?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in South Asia was 16.6 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does South Asia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- South Asia ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.