Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 5.68 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality rate in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 5.68 per 1,000 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 5.68 per 1,000 live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.89 per 1,000 live births, in 2008.
That places Brunei Darussalam 129th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.98 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 5.03 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.08 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.07 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.02 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.97 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.92 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.89 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.89 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.91 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.94 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.02 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.13 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.26 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.38 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.47 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.52 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.55 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.58 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.62 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.66 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.68 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 per 1,000 live births | 4.89 per 1,000 live births | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 5.52 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 per 1,000 live births | 5.55 per 1,000 live births | 5.68 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Brunei Darussalam
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.059 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 9.94 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 8.59 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 65 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 36.35 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 84 index (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.6% (2023)
- Adolescent birth rate 0.2659 per 1,000 people (2022)
- Health worker density, by type of occupation 2.87 per 10,000 people (2024)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Brunei Darussalam?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Brunei Darussalam was 5.68 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.89 per 1,000 live births in 2008.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 129th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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