Mortality rate, neonatal in World
World: Mortality rate, neonatal was 17.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
20th
of 45 regions
All-time high
36.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
17.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in World, 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 World is 17.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in World peaked at 36.6 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
World ranks 20th of 45 regions 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 World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 36.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 35.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 35.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 32 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 21.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 18 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 17.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.23 per 1,000 live births | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.35 per 1,000 live births | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.81 per 1,000 live births | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.78 per 1,000 live births | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 27.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Benin 27.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Djibouti 27.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0463 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.104 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9361 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in World?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in World was 17.2 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does World rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- World ranks 20th out of 45 regions with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.