Neonatal mortality rate in Israel

Israel: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1715 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.1715 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
180th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 1975
All-time low
0.1715 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
50
1975–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Israel, 1975–2024

0.250.50.7511.2197519992024

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 177 Lithuania 0.1871 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 178 Italy 0.1803 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 179 Spain 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 181 Portugal 0.1699 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 183 Iceland 0.1423 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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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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

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .