Neonatal mortality rate in Djibouti
Djibouti: Neonatal mortality rate was 27.07 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.07
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
1st
of 20 countries
All-time high
56.82
in 1979
All-time low
27.07
in 2024
Years of data
46
1979β2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Djibouti, 1979β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Djibouti stood at 27.07. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Djibouti peaked at 56.82 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 27.07, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.82 | 56.82 | 56.82 | 1 |
| 1980s | 51.96 | 48.45 | 55.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.72 | 43.16 | 47.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.15 | 37.51 | 42.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.61 | 30.54 | 36.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.41 | 27.07 | 29.78 | 5 |
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More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,107 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 197 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 10,813 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Djibouti?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Djibouti was 27.07 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 56.82 in 1979.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.07 in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Djibouti ranks 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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