Mortality rate, neonatal in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Mortality rate, neonatal was 6.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
36th
of 45 groups
All-time high
27.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
6.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Upper middle income, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 6.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Upper middle income peaked at 27.1 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Upper middle income 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 23.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 12 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.78 per 1,000 live births | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | 27.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.02 per 1,000 live births | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.72 per 1,000 live births | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.18 per 1,000 live births | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 33 Turkmenistan 22.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Comoros 22.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 35 Kiribati 21.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 36 Timor-Leste 21.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Namibia 21.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Zambia 21.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 39 Uganda 21.3 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0941 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6853 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Upper middle income?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Upper middle income was 6.8 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Upper middle income ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.