What is neonatal mortality rate in Indonesia?

Neonatal mortality rate in Indonesia was 0.9157 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 Indonesia?

The highest recorded value was 6.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Indonesia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9157 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Indonesia rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Indonesia ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Indonesia?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Indonesia 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 Indonesia

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Indonesia
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)

Indonesia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.9157 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9157 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

89th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

0.9157 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1953–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Indonesia, 1953–2024

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

Indonesia recorded 0.9157 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Indonesia peaked at 6.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.9157 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Indonesia ranks 89th 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
1950s	6.29 deaths per 100 live births	5.91 deaths per 100 live births	6.66 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	5.36 deaths per 100 live births	4.94 deaths per 100 live births	5.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.39 deaths per 100 live births	3.92 deaths per 100 live births	4.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.41 deaths per 100 live births	3.07 deaths per 100 live births	3.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.69 deaths per 100 live births	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	3.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.98 deaths per 100 live births	1.73 deaths per 100 live births	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.9934 deaths per 100 live births	0.9157 deaths per 100 live births	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

86 Syria 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births compare
87 Guatemala 0.9453 deaths per 100 live births compare
88 Belize 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births compare
90 Bahamas 0.8992 deaths per 100 live births compare
91 Vanuatu 0.8983 deaths per 100 live births compare
92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8952 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Indonesia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 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 2.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.12 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.24 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Indonesia?: Neonatal mortality rate in Indonesia was 0.9157 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 Indonesia?: The highest recorded value was 6.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Indonesia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9157 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Indonesia rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Indonesia ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Indonesia?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia 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 .