Neonatal mortality rate in Spain
Spain: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Spain, 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 Spain is 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Spain peaked at 2.12 deaths per 100 live births in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Spain ranks 179th 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 | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9202 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6836 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5126 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8843 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.381 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2864 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4871 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2471 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2133 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2784 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1974 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1852 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2111 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1769 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1826 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Spain?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Spain was 0.1725 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Spain ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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 .