Neonatal deaths in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Neonatal deaths was 5,818 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More health data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 7.59 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 36.17 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 5,666 (2024)
- Infant deaths 9,143 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 28.8 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 11,484 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 10.8 (2024)
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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