Neonatal mortality rate in Kosovo
Kosovo: Neonatal mortality rate was 6.56 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Kosovo is 6.56, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Kosovo peaked at 27.31 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.56, in 2024.
That places Kosovo 101st out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.31 | — |
| 2001 | 25.96 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 24.56 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 23.14 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 21.37 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 19.75 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 18.27 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 16.98 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 15.86 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 14.84 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 13.92 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 13.08 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 12.29 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 11.55 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 10.87 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 10.25 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 9.71 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 9.21 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.74 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 8.31 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 7.89 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 7.51 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 7.16 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 6.85 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 6.56 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8 | 14.84 | 27.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.79 | 8.31 | 13.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 | 6.56 | 7.89 | 5 |
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More health data for Kosovo
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 13,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 13,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 13,726 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 13,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 13,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 13,835 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 13,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 13,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 14,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 14,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Kosovo?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Kosovo was 6.56 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 27.31 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.56 in 2024.
- How does Kosovo rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Kosovo ranks 101st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo 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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