Neonatal mortality rate in Czechia
Czechia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1407 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Czechia, 1982–2024
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
Czechia recorded 0.1407 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Czechia peaked at 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1399 deaths per 100 live births, in 2023.
That places Czechia 186th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8786 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7576 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4924 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2904 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7268 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2222 deaths per 100 live births | 0.176 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2691 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1606 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1568 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1676 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1435 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1399 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1506 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 183 Iceland 0.1423 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 184 Norway 0.142 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 185 Sweden 0.1415 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 187 Monaco 0.1399 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 188 Finland 0.1361 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 189 Slovenia 0.128 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Czechia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 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 52,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 49,807 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 51,596 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Czechia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Czechia was 0.1407 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1399 deaths per 100 live births in 2023.
- How does Czechia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Czechia ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .