Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) in Albania
Albania: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) was 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6735 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
114th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.25 deaths per 100 live births
in 1979
All-time low
0.5894 deaths per 100 live births
in 2014
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Albania, 1979–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Albania peaked at 2.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.5894 deaths per 100 live births, in 2014.
Albania ranks 114th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) in Albania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1980 | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9988 deaths per 100 live births | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9243 deaths per 100 live births | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8296 deaths per 100 live births | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7348 deaths per 100 live births | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6651 deaths per 100 live births | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.627 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6066 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5927 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5894 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6035 deaths per 100 live births | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6339 deaths per 100 live births | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6686 deaths per 100 live births | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.696 deaths per 100 live births | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7131 deaths per 100 live births | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7186 deaths per 100 live births | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6999 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6869 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7725 deaths per 100 live births, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2468 deaths per 100 live births, 2.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7348 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6396 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5894 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7131 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6983 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7186 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 111 Brazil 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 112 Cook Islands 0.7033 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 113 Ecuador 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 115 Barbados 0.6629 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 116 Peru 0.6517 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 117 British Virgin Islands 0.6436 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Albania?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Albania was 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5894 deaths per 100 live births in 2014.
- How does Albania rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Albania ranks 114th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .