Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 2.62 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 2.62 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 3.82 per 1,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.62 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 174th out of 213 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 (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.82 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 3.79 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.72 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.63 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.54 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.43 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 3.15 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 3.01 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.88 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.79 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.73 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.68 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.66 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.65 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.64 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.64 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.63 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.63 per 1,000 live births | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.63 per 1,000 live births | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.63 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.63 per 1,000 live births | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.63 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.62 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.43 per 1,000 live births | 2.88 per 1,000 live births | 3.82 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 per 1,000 live births | 2.63 per 1,000 live births | 2.79 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 per 1,000 live births | 2.62 per 1,000 live births | 2.63 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Infant mortality rate 3.4 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 3.89 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 4.7 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.0173 per 1000 uninfected pop (2023)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 85 index (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 4.3 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Adolescent birth rate 0 per 1,000 people (2022)
- Health worker density, by type of occupation 5.6 per 10,000 people (2023)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 55 (2024)
- Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 2.62 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 per 1,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 174th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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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