Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Southern Asia (UNSDG): 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 Southern Asia (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Southern Asia (UNSDG) is 0.6322, measured 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 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 0.6322 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.457, in 1990.
That places Southern Asia (UNSDG) 4th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.457 | — |
| 1991 | 0.46 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4628 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4656 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.47 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4729 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.477 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.482 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4869 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4923 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4986 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5025 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5045 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5079 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.511 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5164 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5247 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5332 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5434 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5528 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5597 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5674 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5747 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5811 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5844 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5991 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6069 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6096 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.622 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6203 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6207 | +0.1% |
| 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 | 0.4726 | 0.457 | 0.4923 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5195 | 0.4986 | 0.5528 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5925 | 0.5597 | 0.622 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6276 | 0.6207 | 0.6322 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- 1 Monaco 1 compare
- 1 Andorra 1 compare
- 3 Dominica 0.8846 compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7857 compare
- 5 Jamaica 0.7616 compare
- 6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7401 compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 0.7361 compare
More health data for Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,194 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Child deaths 158,527 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.42 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 286,273 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.42 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 145,032 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 230,937 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 0.6322 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6322 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.457 in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 4th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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