Neonatal mortality rate in Northern America
Northern America: Neonatal mortality rate was 3.63 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.63 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
18th
of 21 groups
All-time high
4.59 per 1,000 live births
in 2002
All-time low
3.47 per 1,000 live births
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 3.63 per 1,000 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Northern America peaked at 4.59 per 1,000 live births in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.47 per 1,000 live births, in 2022.
Northern America ranks 18th of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Northern America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.56 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 4.59 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.59 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.56 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.44 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.37 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.29 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.11 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.06 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.04 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.98 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.93 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.86 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.79 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.75 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.74 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.72 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.63 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.52 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.47 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.54 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.63 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.42 per 1,000 live births | 4.11 per 1,000 live births | 4.59 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 per 1,000 live births | 3.72 per 1,000 live births | 4.06 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 per 1,000 live births | 3.47 per 1,000 live births | 3.63 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 15 Sierra Leone 28.26 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Mali 27.99 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 27.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 27.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Benin 27.18 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Djibouti 27.07 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 26.29 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Northern America
- Under-five deaths 25,634 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 (2024)
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 3,918 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,570 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.9707 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 6.38 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 5.41 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Northern America?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Northern America was 3.63 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 per 1,000 live births in 2002.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Northern America ranks 18th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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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