Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Western Europe
Western Europe: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 2.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.37
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
11th
of 11 groups
All-time high
5.49
in 1990
All-time low
2.3
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Western Europe, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 2.37 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Western Europe peaked at 5.49 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.49 | — |
| 1991 | 5.35 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 5.15 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.93 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 4.7 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 4.44 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 4.2 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 3.97 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 3.76 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 3.59 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 3.45 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.34 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.24 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.13 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.03 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.93 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.84 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.76 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.68 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.61 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.55 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.49 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.44 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.41 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.38 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.36 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.36 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.35 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.33 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.32 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.31 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.32 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.35 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.37 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.56 | 3.59 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.61 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 2.32 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2.3 | 2.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More health data for Western Europe
- Under-five mortality rate 3.8 (2024)
- Infant deaths 13,750 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 3.2 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 10,138 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,712 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,324 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.5994 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.44 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,612 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 16,462 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Western Europe?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Western Europe was 2.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 2021.
- How does Western Europe rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Western Europe ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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