Neonatal deaths in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Neonatal deaths was 5,818 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5,818
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
33rd
of 33 groups
All-time high
6,925
in 2008
All-time low
5,472
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 5.5k1991: 5.6k1992: 5.7k1993: 5.9k1994: 6.0k1995: 6.1k1996: 6.2k1997: 6.4k1998: 6.4k1999: 6.5k2000: 6.6k2001: 6.6k2002: 6.7k2003: 6.7k2004: 6.7k2005: 6.8k2006: 6.9k2007: 6.9k2008: 6.9k2009: 6.9k2010: 6.9k2011: 6.9k2012: 6.8k2013: 6.8k2014: 6.7k2015: 6.7k2016: 6.6k2017: 6.5k2018: 6.5k2019: 6.4k2020: 6.3k2021: 6.2k2022: 6.1k2023: 5.9k2024: 5.8k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) recorded 5,818 for neonatal deaths in 2024.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 6,925 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5,472, in 1990.

That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 33rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal deaths in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 5,472
1991 5,567 +1.7%
1992 5,705 +2.5%
1993 5,851 +2.6%
1994 5,963 +1.9%
1995 6,070 +1.8%
1996 6,212 +2.3%
1997 6,368 +2.5%
1998 6,449 +1.3%
1999 6,533 +1.3%
2000 6,575 +0.6%
2001 6,613 +0.6%
2002 6,656 +0.7%
2003 6,703 +0.7%
2004 6,736 +0.5%
2005 6,802 +1.0%
2006 6,856 +0.8%
2007 6,897 +0.6%
2008 6,925 +0.4%
2009 6,919 -0.1%
2010 6,903 -0.2%
2011 6,881 -0.3%
2012 6,821 -0.9%
2013 6,770 -0.7%
2014 6,720 -0.7%
2015 6,686 -0.5%
2016 6,588 -1.5%
2017 6,521 -1.0%
2018 6,452 -1.1%
2019 6,365 -1.3%
2020 6,288 -1.2%
2021 6,167 -1.9%
2022 6,060 -1.7%
2023 5,908 -2.5%
2024 5,818 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,019 5,472 6,533 10
2000s 6,768 6,575 6,925 10
2010s 6,671 6,365 6,903 10
2020s 6,048 5,818 6,288 5

Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

  1. 30 Mexico 16,661 compare
  2. 31 Ghana 16,118 compare
  3. 32 Malawi 15,906 compare
  4. 33 Zambia 14,944 compare
  5. 34 South Africa 14,715 compare
  6. 35 Iraq 14,670 compare
  7. 36 Guinea 14,644 compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
Neonatal deaths in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 5,818 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
The highest recorded value was 6,925 in 2008.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
The lowest recorded value was 5,472 in 1990.
How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for neonatal deaths?
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 33rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 11,424 data points, 1952–2024
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