Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Spain
Spain: Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days was 7.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Spain, 2007–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Spain stood at 7.2.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Spain peaked at 10 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.29, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10 | — |
| 2008 | 3.29 | -67.1% |
| 2009 | 8.9 | +170.5% |
| 2010 | 8.5 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 8.3 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.8 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 7.8 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.7 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.1 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 7 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 7.2 | -10.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 7.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.1, 79% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Spain's 7.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.1, 79% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +170.5% | 3.29 | 8.9 |
| 2008 | -67.1% | 10 | 3.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4 | 3.29 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.86 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 11 Brazil 8.7 compare
- 12 Madagascar 8.3 compare
- 13 Serbia 7.3 compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 7.1 compare
- 16 Montserrat 6.8 compare
- 16 Seychelles 6.8 compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Spain?
- Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Spain was 7.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2007.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2022.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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