Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained in World

World: Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained was 2.06 million in 2030. ▼ Falling

Latest (2030)
2.06 million
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
2.23 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.06 million
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030

Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained in World, 2025–2030

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2025202720302025: 2.2M2026: 2.2M2027: 2.2M2028: 2.1M2029: 2.1M2030: 2.1M

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2030, neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in World stood at 2.06 million. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2020s 2.16 million 2.09 million 2.23 million 5
2030s 2.06 million 2.06 million 2.06 million 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Nigeria 310,007 compare
  2. 2 India 279,045 compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 223,196 compare
  4. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 115,709 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in World?
Neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in World was 2.06 million in 2030, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths - current trends maintained recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 2.23 million in 2025.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths - current trends maintained recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2030.
How does World rank for neonatal deaths - current trends maintained?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2030.
Is neonatal deaths - current trends maintained rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 1,272 data points, 2025–2030
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