Neonatal mortality rate in Israel
Israel: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.71 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Israel, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Israel is 1.71, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Israel peaked at 3.58 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.71, in 2024.
That places Israel 165th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.58 | — |
| 2001 | 3.46 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.31 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 3.13 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 2.94 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 2.75 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 2.59 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.49 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.45 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.43 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.39 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.34 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.28 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.21 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.15 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.09 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.03 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.97 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.92 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.87 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.83 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.79 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.76 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.74 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.71 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.91 | 2.43 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 1.87 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 | 1.71 | 1.83 | 5 |
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More health data for Israel
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6956 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 665.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 119 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 37 (2022)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Israel?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Israel was 1.71 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Israel ranks 165th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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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