Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank High Income
World Bank High Income: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.79 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.79
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
30th
of 33 groups
All-time high
6.97
in 1990
All-time low
2.77
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank High Income, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank High Income recorded 2.79 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in World Bank High Income peaked at 6.97 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.77, in 2022.
That places World Bank High Income 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank High Income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.97 | — |
| 1991 | 6.7 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 6.44 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 6.18 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 5.96 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 5.75 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 5.52 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 5.3 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 5.1 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 4.91 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 4.75 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.64 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.53 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.39 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.24 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.95 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 3.82 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.67 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.55 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.46 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.44 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.42 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.38 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.31 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.23 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.15 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.07 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.02 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.96 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.87 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.77 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.78 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.79 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.88 | 4.91 | 6.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.16 | 3.55 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 | 2.96 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 | 2.77 | 2.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank High Income
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.62 compare
- 28 Malawi 23.6 compare
- 29 Madagascar 23.06 compare
- 30 Gambia 22.95 compare
- 31 Haiti 22.63 compare
- 32 Togo 22.59 compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 22.34 compare
More health data for World Bank High Income
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.8524 (2024)
- Infant deaths 53,630 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 11,077 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 64,707 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 5.09 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 29,371 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 4.24 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.3 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 18,294 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.45 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in World Bank High Income?
- Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank High Income was 2.79 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in World Bank High Income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.97 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in World Bank High Income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 in 2022.
- How does World Bank High Income rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- World Bank High Income ranks 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in World Bank High Income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank High Income 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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