Neonatal mortality rate in Greenland
Greenland: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Greenland, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.5% for neonatal mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Greenland peaked at 5.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.
Greenland ranks 133rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 130 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5% compare
- 130 Oman 0.5% compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 133 Costa Rica 0.5% compare
- 133 Kuwait 0.5% compare
- 136 Puerto Rico 0.5% compare
More health data for Greenland
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 317 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 345 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 327 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 335 (2025)
- Population, female 26,987 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 30.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Greenland?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Greenland was 0.5% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Greenland rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Greenland ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland 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