Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)
Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6187 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) is 0.6187, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) peaked at 0.6218 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.489, in 1991.
That places Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 7th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4942 | — |
| 1991 | 0.489 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5015 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4981 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4994 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5019 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5088 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5173 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.526 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5402 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5481 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5497 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5582 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.559 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5603 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5628 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5616 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5751 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5684 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5625 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5705 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5718 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5839 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5841 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5852 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6038 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6049 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6055 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6132 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6076 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6028 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6218 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6159 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6183 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6187 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5076 | 0.489 | 0.5402 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5606 | 0.5481 | 0.5751 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5931 | 0.5705 | 0.6132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6155 | 0.6028 | 0.6218 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7857 compare
- 5 Jamaica 0.7616 compare
- 6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7401 compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 0.7361 compare
- 8 Belize 0.734 compare
- 9 Albania 0.7235 compare
- 10 Cape Verde 0.7222 compare
- 10 Bahamas 0.7222 compare
More health data for Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 458.2 (2100)
- Child deaths 198 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.9024 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 525 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.5513 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 327 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.45 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 732 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 542 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) was 0.6187 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6218 in 2021.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.489 in 1991.
- How does Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) ranks 7th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 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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