Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
8.65 % change on previous year
Cyprus
Lowest
-25.19 % change on previous year
North Macedonia
Median
-2.32 % change on previous year
Years covered
73
1952–2024
Data points
10,178
What the numbers show
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 8.65 % change on previous year in Cyprus; the lowest is -25.19 % change on previous year in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.32 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.34 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 1,858.0%), and the largest decrease in Kenya (down 6,035.7%).
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 8.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 293.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Romania | 7.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 218.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Oman | 3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 554.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 356.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Denmark | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 402.1% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Singapore | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,796.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Lebanon | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 482.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Slovakia | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 249.4% | volatile |
| 10 | United States | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 307.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 13 | South Africa | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 273.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Norway | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Moldova | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 207.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Cuba | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Bahrain | 0.9991 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 0.7656 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 367.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Mauritius | 0.7453 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominica | 0.6467 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.6408 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,858.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Germany | 0.6311 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 939.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 0.5977 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 0.5922 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 0.5589 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Brunei | 0.3853 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 0.3142 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium | 0.1308 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Finland | 0.1133 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Venezuela | -0.0472 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.6% | volatile |
| 32 | South Sudan | -0.1518 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands | -0.2662 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | -0.3349 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Bangladesh | -0.3582 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Fiji | -0.3662 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Liberia | -0.4828 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,434.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Nigeria | -0.4936 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 261.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Zambia | -0.5035 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Uganda | -0.6041 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Malawi | -0.7368 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Sweden | -0.8457 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Switzerland | -0.9201 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Spain | -0.9263 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Canada | -0.9806 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Madagascar | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Iceland | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 361.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Qatar | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Belize | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Uruguay | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,105.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Ecuador | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.3% | flat |
| 53 | Saint Lucia | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 257.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Israel | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 56 | Australia | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Niger | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 658.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Jamaica | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 60 | Congo | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Rwanda | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Central African Republic | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 204.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Guinea | -1.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 66 | Somalia | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Angola | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Chad | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 70 | Benin | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 71 | Cameroon | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 72 | Grenada | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Togo | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 74 | Burundi | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Mozambique | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Eswatini | -1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,738.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | -1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 78 | Cote d'Ivoire | -1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 79 | Kenya | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,035.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 251.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 315.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Tajikistan | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Lesotho | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Kiribati | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 582.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Philippines | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 529.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Haiti | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Sudan | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Yemen | -2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 90 | East Timor | -2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 91 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 92 | Vanuatu | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 351.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Greece | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 157.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Seychelles | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,348.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Afghanistan | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 97 | Ukraine | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritania | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Luxembourg | -2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 414.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Algeria | -2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Cook Islands | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 237.4% | volatile |
| 102 | New Zealand | -2.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Gambia | -2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | -2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Comoros | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 106 | Djibouti | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 107 | Botswana | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Hungary | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Mali | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 110 | Palau | -2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 203.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bahamas | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 207.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Pakistan | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 114 | Myanmar | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 115 | South Korea | -2.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | -2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,226.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Turkey | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Ethiopia | -2.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 119 | Egypt | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Serbia | -2.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Tuvalu | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Thailand | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 123 | Bulgaria | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Lithuania | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Tonga | -2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.2% | rising |
| 126 | Jordan | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Syria | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 662.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Georgia | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Malta | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 386.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Barbados | -3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Vietnam | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 140.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Peru | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 135 | Mexico | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 274.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Honduras | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 137 | British Virgin Islands | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 630.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Samoa | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Guatemala | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 140 | Namibia | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 267.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Poland | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 143 | Guyana | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Anguilla | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 145 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Montserrat | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 147 | Niue | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Suriname | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 149 | Kuwait | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Iraq | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 151 | Tanzania | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 551.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Senegal | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 887.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Ghana | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.6% | falling |
| 155 | Colombia | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 156 | Iran | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 157 | Micronesia (country) | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | -3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Andorra | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 160 | Palestine | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.7% | flat |
| 161 | Monaco | -3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 162 | San Marino | -3.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 163 | Gabon | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Paraguay | -3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 165 | Cape Verde | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Morocco | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.4% | falling |
| 167 | El Salvador | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 168 | Nepal | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Eritrea | -3.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.7% | flat |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | -3.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Mongolia | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Indonesia | -3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 174 | Cambodia | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Laos | -3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 176 | Estonia | -3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.7% | flat |
| 177 | Sri Lanka | -3.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Bhutan | -4.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.7% | falling |
| 180 | Armenia | -4.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 181 | Bolivia | -4.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 182 | Belarus | -4.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.1% | volatile |
| 183 | United Arab Emirates | -4.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Montenegro | -4.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Maldives | -4.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.8% | rising |
| 186 | India | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 187 | Argentina | -5.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Nauru | -5.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Brazil | -6.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Tunisia | -6.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,514.9% | volatile |
| 191 | China | -6.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 192 | Russia | -7.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 193 | North Korea | -7.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Kazakhstan | -8.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Libya | -9.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.0% | falling |
| 196 | Latvia | -10.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Panama | -13.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 565.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Nicaragua | -25.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 407.2% | volatile |
| 199 | North Macedonia | -25.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 483.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Neonatal mortality wdi Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.