Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in World
World: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 17.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.2
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
36.56
in 1990
All-time low
17.2
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in World, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in World stood at 17.2. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in World peaked at 36.56 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.2, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.56 | — |
| 1991 | 36.28 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 35.84 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 35.34 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 34.76 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 34.12 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 33.45 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 32.74 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 31.98 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 31.19 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 30.29 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 29.47 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 28.55 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 27.6 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 26.65 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 25.79 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 24.94 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.14 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.38 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 22.74 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 22.13 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 21.55 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 20.78 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 20.33 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 19.73 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.42 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 18.94 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 18.57 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 18.54 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.28 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 18.24 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.05 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 17.85 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.56 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 17.2 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.23 | 31.19 | 36.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.35 | 22.74 | 30.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.83 | 18.28 | 22.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.78 | 17.2 | 18.24 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in World?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in World was 17.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 36.56 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2 in 2024.
- How does World rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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