Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Oceania (UNSDG)
Oceania (UNSDG): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.5186 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Oceania (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Oceania (UNSDG) recorded 0.5186 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Oceania (UNSDG) peaked at 0.5186 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4096, in 1990.
Oceania (UNSDG) ranks 20th of 58 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Oceania (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4096 | — |
| 1991 | 0.416 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4268 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4331 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4375 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4418 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4474 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4115 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.454 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.455 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4535 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4516 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4508 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4509 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4512 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4549 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.458 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4629 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4657 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4662 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4698 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4715 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4733 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4749 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4769 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4451 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4849 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4895 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4937 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.496 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.501 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5058 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5102 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5124 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5186 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4333 | 0.4096 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4566 | 0.4508 | 0.4662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4776 | 0.4451 | 0.496 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5096 | 0.501 | 0.5186 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (UNSDG)
More health data for Oceania (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 747.79 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.26 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,652 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.79 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,191 (2024)
- Child deaths 2,539 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 2,563 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 3,117 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 1,060 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Oceania (UNSDG) was 0.5186 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5186 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4096 in 1990.
- How does Oceania (UNSDG) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Oceania (UNSDG) ranks 20th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (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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