Neonatal mortality rate in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3943 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
144th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 1972
All-time low
0.3943 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Kazakhstan, 1972–2024
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
Kazakhstan recorded 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Kazakhstan peaked at 2.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Kazakhstan ranks 144th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1973 | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8663 deaths per 100 live births | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7302 deaths per 100 live births | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6217 deaths per 100 live births | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5481 deaths per 100 live births | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5036 deaths per 100 live births | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4801 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4716 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4731 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.478 deaths per 100 live births | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4782 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4626 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.43 deaths per 100 live births | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | -8.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7725 deaths per 100 live births, 51% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2468 deaths per 100 live births, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6888 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4716 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4486 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4782 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 141 Tonga 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 142 Uruguay 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 143 Sri Lanka 0.396 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 145 Qatar 0.3806 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 146 Maldives 0.367 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 147 United States 0.3652 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Kazakhstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3158 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Kazakhstan?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Kazakhstan was 0.3943 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Kazakhstan ranks 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .