Neonatal mortality ihme in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Neonatal mortality ihme was 0.5 in 2019. β Volatile
Neonatal mortality ihme in Puerto Rico, 1950β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality ihme in Puerto Rico stood at 0.5. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.41 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2015.
Puerto Rico ranks 136th 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 | 3.78 | 3.25 | 4.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.82 | 2.19 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.77 | 1.47 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 1.09 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.916 | 0.78 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.666 | 0.6 | 0.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.546 | 0.5 | 0.63 | 10 |
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More health data for Puerto Rico
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,519 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 2.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 15,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 13,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 14,358 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality ihme in Puerto Rico?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Puerto Rico was 0.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Puerto Rico ranks 136th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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