Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Europa Occidental
Europa Occidental: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6158 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Europa Occidental, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Europa Occidental is 0.6158, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Europa Occidental peaked at 0.6158 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5274, in 1990.
Europa Occidental ranks 8th of 58 groups on this measure, 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 Europa Occidental, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5274 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5305 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5348 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5375 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5433 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5471 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5574 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5575 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5539 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5529 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5583 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5542 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5586 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5633 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5664 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5645 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5695 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5685 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5748 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5688 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5748 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5703 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5754 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5717 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5835 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5861 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5957 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5936 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5945 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5969 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5963 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6072 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.596 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6049 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6158 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5442 | 0.5274 | 0.5575 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5647 | 0.5542 | 0.5748 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5842 | 0.5703 | 0.5969 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.604 | 0.596 | 0.6158 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europa Occidental
- 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 Europa Occidental
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,470 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.44 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,612 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.5994 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.8382 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,324 (2024)
- Child deaths 2,712 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 9,982 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 8,835 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 6,430 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Europa Occidental?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Europa Occidental was 0.6158 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Europa Occidental?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6158 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Europa Occidental?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5274 in 1990.
- How does Europa Occidental rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Europa Occidental ranks 8th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Europa Occidental?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europa Occidental 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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