Mortality rate, neonatal in Ukraine
Ukraine: Mortality rate, neonatal was 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
132nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
14.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1984
All-time low
4.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
41
1984–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Ukraine, 1984–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 4.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Ukraine peaked at 14.1 per 1,000 live births in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Ukraine 132nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1985 | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 13 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.87 per 1,000 live births | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.92 per 1,000 live births | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.87 per 1,000 live births | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 per 1,000 live births | 5 per 1,000 live births | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.74 per 1,000 live births | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 129 Georgia 5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 130 Chile 4.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 131 Turkey 4.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 132 Nauru 4.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 134 Bahrain 4.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 134 Kuwait 4.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,126 (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.95 % 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 0.0668 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.11 % 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 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Ukraine?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Ukraine was 4.5 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1 per 1,000 live births in 1984.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Ukraine ranks 132nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 41 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.