Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Meridional

Asia Meridional: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6322 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6322
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 58 groups
All-time high
0.6322
in 2024
All-time low
0.4578
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Meridional, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.4581991: 0.4611992: 0.4641993: 0.4661994: 0.4711995: 0.4731996: 0.4771997: 0.4821998: 0.4871999: 0.4922000: 0.4982001: 0.5022002: 0.5042003: 0.5072004: 0.512005: 0.5152006: 0.5232007: 0.5322008: 0.5422009: 0.5522010: 0.5592011: 0.5662012: 0.5742013: 0.582014: 0.5832015: 0.5982016: 0.6062017: 0.6092018: 0.6222019: 0.622020: 0.6212021: 0.6262022: 0.6292023: 0.632024: 0.632

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Asia Meridional recorded 0.6322 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Meridional peaked at 0.6322 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4578, in 1990.

Asia Meridional ranks 2nd of 58 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Meridional, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Meridional, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.4578
1991 0.4607 +0.6%
1992 0.4635 +0.6%
1993 0.4663 +0.6%
1994 0.4708 +1.0%
1995 0.4735 +0.6%
1996 0.4775 +0.8%
1997 0.4822 +1.0%
1998 0.4869 +1.0%
1999 0.492 +1.1%
2000 0.4982 +1.3%
2001 0.502 +0.8%
2002 0.5038 +0.4%
2003 0.5072 +0.7%
2004 0.51 +0.6%
2005 0.5153 +1.0%
2006 0.5235 +1.6%
2007 0.5319 +1.6%
2008 0.5422 +1.9%
2009 0.5516 +1.7%
2010 0.5586 +1.3%
2011 0.5663 +1.4%
2012 0.5737 +1.3%
2013 0.5801 +1.1%
2014 0.5835 +0.6%
2015 0.5983 +2.5%
2016 0.6063 +1.3%
2017 0.6092 +0.5%
2018 0.622 +2.1%
2019 0.6205 -0.2%
2020 0.6207 +0.0%
2021 0.6259 +0.8%
2022 0.6289 +0.5%
2023 0.6303 +0.2%
2024 0.6322 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4731 0.4578 0.492 10
2000s 0.5186 0.4982 0.5516 10
2010s 0.5918 0.5586 0.622 10
2020s 0.6276 0.6207 0.6322 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Meridional?
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Meridional was 0.6322 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Asia Meridional?
The highest recorded value was 0.6322 in 2024.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Asia Meridional?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4578 in 1990.
How does Asia Meridional rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
Asia Meridional ranks 2nd out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Asia Meridional?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia Meridional data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
259 places, 9,238 data points, 1980–2024
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