What is neonatal mortality rate in Georgia?

Neonatal mortality rate in Georgia was 0.4954 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 Georgia?

The highest recorded value was 2.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Georgia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4954 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Georgia rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Georgia ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Georgia?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Georgia 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 Georgia

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Georgia
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)

Georgia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.4954 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.4954 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

130th

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 1976

All-time low

0.4954 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1976–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Georgia, 1976–2024

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 Georgia stood at 0.4954 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Georgia peaked at 2.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.4954 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Georgia ranks 130th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.58 deaths per 100 live births	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	2.66 deaths per 100 live births	4
1980s	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	2.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	2.21 deaths per 100 live births	2.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.64 deaths per 100 live births	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.7321 deaths per 100 live births	0.5395 deaths per 100 live births	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.5177 deaths per 100 live births	0.4954 deaths per 100 live births	0.5333 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Georgia

127 Thailand 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Argentina 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Armenia 0.5063 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
133 Ukraine 0.4548 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 21,897 (2025)
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Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 21,756 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,511 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 21,605 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,405 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Georgia?: Neonatal mortality rate in Georgia was 0.4954 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 Georgia?: The highest recorded value was 2.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Georgia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4954 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Georgia rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Georgia ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Georgia?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Georgia 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 .