Neonatal mortality rate in Oceania
Oceania: Neonatal mortality rate was 9.76 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Oceania stood at 9.76. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 13.85 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.76, in 2024.
That places Oceania 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.22 | — |
| 1991 | 13.31 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 13.26 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 13.36 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 13.42 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 13.49 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.61 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 13.77 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 13.85 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 13.81 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.74 | -0.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.51 | 13.22 | 13.85 | 10 |
| 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
- 15 Sierra Leone 28.26 compare
- 16 Mali 27.99 compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 27.4 compare
- 18 Benin 27.18 compare
- 19 Djibouti 27.07 compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.29 compare
- 21 Ethiopia 25.23 compare
More health data for Oceania
- Infant deaths 10,322 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 6,670 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 15.19 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.49 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 18.93 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 12,861 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,539 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,191 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.26 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,652 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Oceania?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Oceania was 9.76 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.85 in 1998.
- 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 18th out of 33 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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