Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in North America
North America: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates was 14,570 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14,570
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
25,797
in 1990
All-time low
14,215
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in North America, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
North America recorded 14,570 for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in North America peaked at 25,797 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,215, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,797 | — |
| 1991 | 24,703 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 23,592 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 22,434 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 21,508 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 20,770 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 20,299 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 19,788 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 19,510 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 19,268 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 19,551 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 19,554 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19,542 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 19,666 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 19,563 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 19,507 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 19,814 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19,738 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 19,141 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 18,385 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 17,716 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 17,467 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 17,385 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 17,178 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17,157 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16,836 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 16,424 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 15,943 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 15,690 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 15,413 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 14,537 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 14,237 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 14,258 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 14,215 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 14,570 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,767 | 19,268 | 25,797 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,446 | 18,385 | 19,814 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,721 | 15,413 | 17,716 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,363 | 14,215 | 14,570 | 5 |
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More health data for North America
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.2266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6454 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in North America?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in North America was 14,570 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 25,797 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,215 in 2023.
- How does North America rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- North America ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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