Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.361 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 1980–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recorded 0.361 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peaked at 0.361 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2594, in 1986.
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ranks 52nd 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 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2711 | — |
| 1981 | 0.2703 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.269 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2675 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.264 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2612 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2594 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2597 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.26 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2636 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2642 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2649 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2666 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2678 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2691 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2711 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2726 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2744 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2768 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2809 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.285 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2876 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2904 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.293 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.296 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3009 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3055 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3102 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3162 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.321 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3257 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3302 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3334 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3366 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3396 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.341 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3425 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3437 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3451 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3463 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3483 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3535 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.356 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3593 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.361 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2646 | 0.2594 | 0.2711 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2708 | 0.2642 | 0.2809 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3006 | 0.285 | 0.321 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3384 | 0.3257 | 0.3463 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3556 | 0.3483 | 0.361 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
More health data for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,567 (2100)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 64,097 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 115,440 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 123,911 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,800 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 312,151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 132,614 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 59,814 (2024)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.38 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.93 (2022)
All data for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was 0.361 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.361 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2594 in 1986.
- How does Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ranks 52nd out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).