What is neonatal mortality rate in Canada?

Neonatal mortality rate in Canada was 0.3389 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 Canada?

The highest recorded value was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1969.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3389 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Canada rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Canada ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Canada 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 Canada

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Canada
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)

Canada: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.3389 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3389 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

150th

of 199 countries

All-time high

1.39 deaths per 100 live births

in 1969

All-time low

0.3389 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1969–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Canada, 1969–2024

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

Canada recorded 0.3389 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Canada peaked at 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.3389 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Canada 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	1
1970s	0.9986 deaths per 100 live births	0.7258 deaths per 100 live births	1.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.5384 deaths per 100 live births	0.4472 deaths per 100 live births	0.6755 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.4045 deaths per 100 live births	0.3739 deaths per 100 live births	0.4355 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3845 deaths per 100 live births	0.3745 deaths per 100 live births	0.3963 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.358 deaths per 100 live births	0.3459 deaths per 100 live births	0.3754 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.344 deaths per 100 live births	0.3389 deaths per 100 live births	0.3473 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Canada

147 United States 0.3652 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Romania 0.3623 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Montserrat 0.3299 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 Slovakia 0.3273 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 United Kingdom 0.3042 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Canada?: Neonatal mortality rate in Canada was 0.3389 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 Canada?: The highest recorded value was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1969.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3389 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Canada rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Canada ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada 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 .