Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Brunei
Brunei: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 35 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Brunei, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Brunei is 35 deaths, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Brunei peaked at 43 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29 deaths, in 2006.
That places Brunei 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Brunei, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 43 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 42 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 41 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 39 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 37 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 35 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 34 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 33 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 32 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 30 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 29 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 29 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 31 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 32 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 33 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 34 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 34 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 35 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 36 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 35 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35 deaths | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 35 deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 155 deaths, 23% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 35 deaths is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5 deaths, 10% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9 deaths | 32 deaths | 43 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8 deaths | 29 deaths | 32 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7 deaths | 32 deaths | 36 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 deaths | 35 deaths | 35 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Brunei?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Brunei was 35 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 43 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 deaths in 2006.
- How does Brunei rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Brunei ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .