Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.5154 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 0.5154. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 0.5154 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3876, in 1990.
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 22nd 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 South-eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3876 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3971 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4009 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4088 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.413 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4168 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4208 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4232 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4249 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4271 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4358 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4433 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4487 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4544 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4351 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4687 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4763 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4838 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4493 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4898 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4924 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4975 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4981 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4963 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4985 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5009 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4988 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4998 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4999 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5043 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5061 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5075 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5124 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5144 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5154 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.412 | 0.3876 | 0.4271 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4585 | 0.4351 | 0.4898 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4987 | 0.4924 | 0.5043 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5112 | 0.5061 | 0.5154 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- 19 Chile 0.6787 compare
- 20 Maldives 0.6774 compare
- 20 Barbados 0.6774 compare
- 22 Sri Lanka 0.6686 compare
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6678 compare
- 24 Luxembourg 0.6667 compare
- 25 Azerbaijan 0.6642 compare
More health data for South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,188 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.87 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 65,634 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.37 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 100,314 (2024)
- Child deaths 34,680 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 57,386 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 68,813 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 45,447 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 0.5154 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5154 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3876 in 1990.
- How does South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 22nd out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-eastern Asia (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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