Neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia peaked at 7.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
Bolivia ranks 64th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
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More health data for Bolivia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 112,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 109,944 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 112,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 112,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 110,411 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia was 1.5% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Bolivia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Bolivia ranks 64th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days