Neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands, 1960–2024
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
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands is 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands peaked at 1.35 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Netherlands ranks 163rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9821 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7814 deaths per 100 live births | 0.606 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9447 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5073 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4671 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5748 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4044 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3682 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4599 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2883 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3819 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2675 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2632 deaths per 100 live births | 0.279 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.263 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2633 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Netherlands was 0.2623 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Netherlands ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .