Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 22.73 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 22.73 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 42.38 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.73, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.38 | — |
| 1991 | 41.9 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 41.47 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 40.98 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 40.57 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 39.82 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 39.27 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 38.65 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 37.98 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 36.98 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 36.14 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 35.29 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 34.37 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 33.47 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 32.64 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 31.87 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 31.12 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 30.45 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 29.71 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 29.09 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 28.45 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 27.91 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 27.17 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 26.61 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 26.19 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.82 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 25.5 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 25.15 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 24.73 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.4 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 24.09 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 23.83 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 23.53 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 23.12 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 22.73 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40 | 36.98 | 42.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.41 | 29.09 | 36.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2 | 24.4 | 28.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.46 | 22.73 | 24.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Neonatal deaths 468,320 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 50.23 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.01 million (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 254,739 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 37.3 (2024)
- Infant deaths 686,654 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 13.43 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 290,821 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa was 22.73 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.38 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.73 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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