Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6291 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) is 0.6291, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 0.6291 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4557, in 1990.
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 6th 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 Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4557 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4587 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4612 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4638 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4681 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4711 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4751 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4803 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4854 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4909 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4974 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5016 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5039 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5076 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5109 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5165 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.525 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5337 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5438 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5528 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5595 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5669 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5741 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5803 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5834 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5976 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.605 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6076 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6199 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6182 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6184 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6235 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6261 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6274 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6291 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.471 | 0.4557 | 0.4909 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5193 | 0.4974 | 0.5528 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5912 | 0.5595 | 0.6199 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6249 | 0.6184 | 0.6291 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- 3 Dominica 0.8846 compare
- 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
More health data for Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,913 (2100)
- Child deaths 162,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 297,725 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.21 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 200,524 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 238,290 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 0.6291 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6291 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4557 in 1990.
- How does Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 6th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia (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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