Neonatal mortality rate in Oceania
Oceania: Neonatal mortality rate was 9.76 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Oceania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Oceania stood at 9.76. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Oceania peaked at 13.74 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.76, in 2024.
That places Oceania 11th out of 20 groups 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.74 | — |
| 2001 | 13.73 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.61 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.49 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.32 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.12 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 12.93 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 12.5 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 12.26 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 12.17 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.97 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 11.85 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.57 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 11.45 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 11.4 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.19 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.98 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.88 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.69 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 10.64 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.65 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.33 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.17 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 9.94 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 9.76 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.09 | 12.17 | 13.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.26 | 10.64 | 11.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.17 | 9.76 | 10.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More health data for Oceania
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 3.79 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,539 (2024)
- Infant deaths 10,322 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 12,861 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 18.93 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,191 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 9.76 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,652 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 6,670 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Oceania?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Oceania was 9.76 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.74 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.76 in 2024.
- How does Oceania rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Oceania ranks 11th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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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