Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Netherlands

Netherlands: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6808 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6808
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
17th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.6819
in 2021
All-time low
0.5397
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Netherlands, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.5691991: 0.5721992: 0.5741993: 0.5721994: 0.5591995: 0.541996: 0.5441997: 0.5651998: 0.5921999: 0.6082000: 0.632001: 0.6252002: 0.6312003: 0.6312004: 0.6292005: 0.6312006: 0.6352007: 0.632008: 0.6352009: 0.6292010: 0.6272011: 0.6232012: 0.6282013: 0.632014: 0.652015: 0.6412016: 0.6532017: 0.6472018: 0.652019: 0.6562020: 0.6562021: 0.6822022: 0.6522023: 0.6622024: 0.681

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Netherlands is 0.6808, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Netherlands peaked at 0.6819 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5397, in 1995.

Netherlands ranks 17th of 200 countries 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 Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Netherlands, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.5689
1991 0.5718 +0.5%
1992 0.5745 +0.5%
1993 0.5722 -0.4%
1994 0.5591 -2.3%
1995 0.5397 -3.5%
1996 0.5441 +0.8%
1997 0.5648 +3.8%
1998 0.5924 +4.9%
1999 0.608 +2.6%
2000 0.6297 +3.6%
2001 0.6251 -0.7%
2002 0.6306 +0.9%
2003 0.631 +0.1%
2004 0.6294 -0.3%
2005 0.6308 +0.2%
2006 0.6351 +0.7%
2007 0.6295 -0.9%
2008 0.6347 +0.8%
2009 0.6294 -0.8%
2010 0.6274 -0.3%
2011 0.6234 -0.6%
2012 0.6278 +0.7%
2013 0.6304 +0.4%
2014 0.6501 +3.1%
2015 0.641 -1.4%
2016 0.6529 +1.9%
2017 0.6466 -1.0%
2018 0.6498 +0.5%
2019 0.6555 +0.9%
2020 0.656 +0.1%
2021 0.6819 +3.9%
2022 0.6519 -4.4%
2023 0.6617 +1.5%
2024 0.6808 +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5696 0.5397 0.608 10
2000s 0.6305 0.6251 0.6351 10
2010s 0.6405 0.6234 0.6555 10
2020s 0.6664 0.6519 0.6819 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Netherlands?
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Netherlands was 0.6808 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.6819 in 2021.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5397 in 1995.
How does Netherlands rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
Netherlands ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Indicator
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
259 places, 9,238 data points, 1980–2024
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