Neonatal mortality rate in Spain
Spain: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Spain, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Spain is 0.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Spain peaked at 4.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
Spain ranks 189th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Spain?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Spain was 0.2% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Spain ranks 189th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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