What is neonatal mortality rate in Armenia?

Neonatal mortality rate in Armenia was 0.5063 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 Armenia?

The highest recorded value was 2.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Armenia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5063 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Armenia rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Armenia ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Armenia?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Armenia 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.

Neonatal mortality rate in Armenia

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Armenia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Armenia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.5063 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.5063 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.5%

World rank

129th

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.77 deaths per 100 live births

in 1977

All-time low

0.5063 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1977–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Armenia, 1977–2024

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

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Armenia stood at 0.5063 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Armenia peaked at 2.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.5063 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Armenia 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.7 deaths per 100 live births	2.63 deaths per 100 live births	2.77 deaths per 100 live births	3
1980s	2.42 deaths per 100 live births	2.3 deaths per 100 live births	2.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.01 deaths per 100 live births	1.68 deaths per 100 live births	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.3 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.7991 deaths per 100 live births	0.6394 deaths per 100 live births	0.9831 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.557 deaths per 100 live births	0.5063 deaths per 100 live births	0.6104 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Armenia

126 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5195 deaths per 100 live births compare
127 Thailand 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Argentina 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births compare
130 Georgia 0.4954 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Chile 0.4678 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Turkey 0.4631 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Armenia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 17,613 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 17,903 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 17,468 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 17,723 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 17,424 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 17,618 (2025)

All data for Armenia →

Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Armenia?: Neonatal mortality rate in Armenia was 0.5063 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 Armenia?: The highest recorded value was 2.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Armenia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5063 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Armenia rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Armenia ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Armenia?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .