Neonatal mortality rate in Western Europe
Western Europe: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.37
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
33rd
of 33 groups
All-time high
5.49
in 1990
All-time low
2.3
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Western Europe, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 2.37 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Western Europe peaked at 5.49 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 2021.
Western Europe ranks 33rd 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.49 | — |
| 1991 | 5.35 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 5.15 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.93 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 4.7 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 4.44 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 4.2 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 3.97 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 3.76 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 3.59 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 3.45 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.34 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.24 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.13 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.03 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.93 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.84 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.76 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.68 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.61 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.55 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.49 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.44 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.41 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.38 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.36 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.36 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.35 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.33 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.32 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.31 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.32 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.35 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.37 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.56 | 3.59 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.61 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 2.32 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2.3 | 2.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More health data for Western Europe
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.44 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,712 (2024)
- Infant deaths 13,750 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 16,462 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 3.8 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,324 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.5994 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 3.2 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,612 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.8382 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Western Europe?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Western Europe was 2.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 2021.
- How does Western Europe rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Western Europe ranks 33rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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