Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East African Community (EAC)
East African Community (EAC): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.3683 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East African Community (EAC), 1980–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
East African Community (EAC) recorded 0.3683 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East African Community (EAC) peaked at 0.3683 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1953, in 1988.
East African Community (EAC) ranks 49th of 58 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East African Community (EAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2476 | — |
| 1981 | 0.2491 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2492 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2495 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2463 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2457 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2443 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2354 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1953 | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2435 | +24.7% |
| 1990 | 0.24 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2379 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2329 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2309 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.221 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2361 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2158 | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2188 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2125 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.232 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2368 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2422 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2477 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2538 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2608 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2914 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3001 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3088 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3181 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3268 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3342 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3413 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3471 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3519 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3376 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3273 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3258 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3269 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3588 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.366 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3655 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.366 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3653 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3669 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3683 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2406 | 0.1953 | 0.2495 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2278 | 0.2125 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2787 | 0.2368 | 0.3268 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3417 | 0.3258 | 0.366 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3664 | 0.3653 | 0.3683 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East African Community (EAC)
More health data for East African Community (EAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,736 (2100)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 69,698 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 71,052 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 133,088 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 43,300 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 247,440 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 106,690 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 63,390 (2024)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 7.2 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East African Community (EAC)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East African Community (EAC) was 0.3683 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in East African Community (EAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3683 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in East African Community (EAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1953 in 1988.
- How does East African Community (EAC) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- East African Community (EAC) ranks 49th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in East African Community (EAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East African Community (EAC) 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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