Neonatal mortality rate in Northern America
Northern America: Neonatal mortality rate was 3.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.63
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
27th
of 33 groups
All-time high
5.64
in 1990
All-time low
3.47
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 3.63 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 5.64 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.47, in 2022.
Northern America ranks 27th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.64 | — |
| 1991 | 5.46 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 5.3 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 5.14 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 5.01 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.91 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.84 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.76 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.65 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.58 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.56 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.59 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.59 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.56 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.5 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.44 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.37 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.29 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.11 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.06 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.04 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.02 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.98 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.93 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.86 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.79 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.75 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.74 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.72 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.63 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.52 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.47 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.54 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.63 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.03 | 4.58 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.42 | 4.11 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 | 3.72 | 4.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 | 3.47 | 3.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 24 Cameroon 24.76 compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 23.75 compare
- 26 Sudan 23.71 compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.62 compare
- 28 Malawi 23.6 compare
- 29 Madagascar 23.06 compare
- 30 Gambia 22.95 compare
More health data for Northern America
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 5.41 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,570 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 6.38 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 25,634 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 3,918 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.9707 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Northern America?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Northern America was 3.63 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Northern America ranks 27th out of 33 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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