Neonatal mortality rate in Israel
Israel: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1715 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Israel, 1975–2024
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 Israel stood at 0.1715 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Israel peaked at 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1715 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Israel ranks 180th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.809 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6594 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4767 deaths per 100 live births | 0.371 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6214 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2912 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3583 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2125 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1872 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2393 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1769 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1715 deaths per 100 live births | 0.183 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Israel
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 665.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 119 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,811 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 71,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 68,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 72,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 69,500 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Israel?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Israel was 0.1715 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1975.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1715 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Israel ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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 .