Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6322 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 0.6322 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 0.6322 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4578, in 1990.
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 2nd of 58 groups 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 South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4578 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4607 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4635 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4663 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4708 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4735 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4775 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4822 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4869 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.492 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4982 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.502 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5038 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5072 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.51 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5153 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5235 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5319 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5422 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5516 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5586 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5663 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5737 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5801 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5835 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5983 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6063 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6092 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.622 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6205 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6207 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6259 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6289 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6303 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6322 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4731 | 0.4578 | 0.492 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5186 | 0.4982 | 0.5516 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5918 | 0.5586 | 0.622 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6276 | 0.6207 | 0.6322 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 189,445 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 222,559 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 0.6322 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6322 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4578 in 1990.
- How does South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 2nd out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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