Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Low Income
World Bank Low Income: Neonatal mortality rate was 24.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Low Income, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank Low Income recorded 24.94 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Low Income peaked at 45.7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.94, in 2024.
World Bank Low Income ranks 3rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Low Income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.7 | — |
| 1991 | 45.02 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 44.46 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 44.02 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 43.54 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 42.95 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 42.49 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 41.85 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 41.18 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 40.13 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 39.15 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 38.14 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 37.09 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 36.1 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 35.21 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 34.21 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 33.34 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 32.48 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 31.62 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 31.03 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.32 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 29.83 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 29.2 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 28.72 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 28.42 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 28.07 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 27.74 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 27.39 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 26.98 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.67 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.35 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.06 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 25.79 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 25.34 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 24.94 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.13 | 40.13 | 45.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.84 | 31.03 | 39.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.33 | 26.67 | 30.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7 | 24.94 | 26.35 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank Low Income
More health data for World Bank Low Income
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 23.19 (2024)
- Infant deaths 989,349 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 446,353 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.44 million (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 68.8 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 898,179 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 46.69 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 451,826 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 22.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Low Income?
- Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Low Income was 24.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in World Bank Low Income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in World Bank Low Income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.94 in 2024.
- How does World Bank Low Income rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- World Bank Low Income ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in World Bank Low Income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank Low 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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