What is neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia?

Neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia was 0.7341 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 Bolivia?

The highest recorded value was 6.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1966.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bolivia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7341 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bolivia rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Bolivia ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Bolivia?

Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bolivia 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 Bolivia

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia
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)

Bolivia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.7341 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.7341 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.6%

World rank

106th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.86 deaths per 100 live births

in 1966

All-time low

0.7341 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1966–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia, 1966–2024

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

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia is 0.7341 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia peaked at 6.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.7341 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Bolivia ranks 106th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6.63 deaths per 100 live births	6.38 deaths per 100 live births	6.86 deaths per 100 live births	4
1970s	5.61 deaths per 100 live births	5.04 deaths per 100 live births	6.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	4.56 deaths per 100 live births	4.12 deaths per 100 live births	4.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.48 deaths per 100 live births	2.91 deaths per 100 live births	4.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	2.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	0.9739 deaths per 100 live births	1.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8157 deaths per 100 live births	0.7341 deaths per 100 live births	0.9108 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

103 Tunisia 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births compare
104 Uzbekistan 0.765 deaths per 100 live births compare
105 Jordan 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births compare
107 Bhutan 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births compare
108 Costa Rica 0.7303 deaths per 100 live births compare
109 Iran 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Bolivia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 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 112,016 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 109,944 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 112,413 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,119 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 112,880 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 110,411 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia?: Neonatal mortality rate in Bolivia was 0.7341 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 Bolivia?: The highest recorded value was 6.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1966.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bolivia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7341 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bolivia rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Bolivia ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Bolivia?: Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bolivia 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 .