Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income
World Bank Upper-Middle Income: Neonatal mortality rate was 6.78 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income stood at 6.78. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income peaked at 27.06 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.78, in 2024.
That places World Bank Upper-Middle Income 22nd 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 World Bank Upper-Middle Income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.06 | — |
| 1991 | 26.33 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 25.76 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 25.13 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 24.4 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 23.59 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 22.7 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 21.8 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 20.92 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 20.07 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 19.28 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 18.23 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 17.2 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 16.2 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 15.26 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 14.37 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 13.54 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 12.77 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 12.01 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 11.31 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 10.72 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 10.18 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 9.58 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.14 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 8.67 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.34 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 7.96 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 7.58 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.42 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.48 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.38 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.24 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.03 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 6.78 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.77 | 20.07 | 27.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.02 | 11.31 | 19.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.72 | 7.42 | 10.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.18 | 6.78 | 7.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank Upper-Middle Income
- 19 Djibouti 27.07 compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.29 compare
- 21 Ethiopia 25.23 compare
- 22 Mozambique 25.08 compare
- 23 Eswatini 25 compare
- 24 Cameroon 24.76 compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 23.75 compare
More health data for World Bank Upper-Middle Income
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.25 (2024)
- Infant deaths 315,969 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 68,982 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 384,951 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 13.12 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 188,319 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 10.9 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.38 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 119,337 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.14 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
- Neonatal mortality rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income was 6.78 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
- The highest recorded value was 27.06 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.78 in 2024.
- How does World Bank Upper-Middle Income rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- World Bank Upper-Middle Income ranks 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank Upper-Middle 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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