Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North Africa: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 11.92 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Middle East and North Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Middle East and North Africa recorded 11.92 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Middle East and North Africa peaked at 28.24 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.92, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.24 | — |
| 1991 | 27.45 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 26.66 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 25.95 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 25.31 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 24.7 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 24.06 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 23.5 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 22.9 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 22.32 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 21.73 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 21.15 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 20.57 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 20.03 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 19.47 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 18.9 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 18.27 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 17.57 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 16.88 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 16.3 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 15.75 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 15.26 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 14.86 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 14.49 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 14.13 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.84 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.57 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 13.39 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 13.27 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 13.21 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.07 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.85 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.6 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 12.27 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 11.92 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.11 | 22.32 | 28.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.09 | 16.3 | 21.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.18 | 13.21 | 15.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.54 | 11.92 | 13.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa
More health data for Middle East and North Africa
- Neonatal deaths 119,480 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 203,683 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.5 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 51,561 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 18.37 (2024)
- Infant deaths 182,751 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 84,203 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.17 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 11.92 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 63,271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Middle East and North Africa?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Middle East and North Africa was 11.92 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.24 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.92 in 2024.
- How does Middle East and North Africa rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Middle East and North Africa ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East and North 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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