Neonatal mortality rate in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Neonatal mortality rate was 5.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality rate in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 5.68 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.89, in 2008.
That places Brunei Darussalam 108th out of 184 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 in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.98 | — |
| 2001 | 5.03 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.08 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.07 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.02 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.97 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.92 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.89 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.89 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.91 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.94 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.02 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.13 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.26 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.38 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.47 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.52 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.55 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.58 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.62 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.66 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.68 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 4.89 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 | 4.9 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 | 5.55 | 5.68 | 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 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 8.59 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 65 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 36.35 (2023)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 84 (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.6% (2023)
- Adolescent birth rate 0.2659 (2022)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 0 (2024)
- Health worker density, by type of occupation 2.87 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Brunei Darussalam?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Brunei Darussalam was 5.68 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 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.89 in 2008.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 108th out of 184 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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