Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in North America
North America: Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate was 2.5 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in North America, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in North America stood at 2.5 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 928.1% on the previous year and up 2,142.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in North America peaked at 2.5 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.68 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places North America 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in North America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -4.24 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -4.5 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1993 | -4.91 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1994 | -4.13 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1995 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1996 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1997 | -2.52 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1998 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 1999 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -218.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0153 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 2002 | -0.0614 % change on previous year | -499.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6345 % change on previous year | -1134.0% |
| 2004 | -0.5237 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 2005 | -0.2863 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2006 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -649.8% |
| 2007 | -0.3836 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 2008 | -3.02 % change on previous year | +688.6% |
| 2009 | -3.95 % change on previous year | +30.6% |
| 2010 | -3.64 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2011 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -61.4% |
| 2012 | -0.4695 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 2013 | -1.19 % change on previous year | +153.6% |
| 2014 | -0.1222 % change on previous year | -89.7% |
| 2015 | -1.87 % change on previous year | +1430.5% |
| 2016 | -2.45 % change on previous year | +30.8% |
| 2017 | -2.93 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 2018 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 2019 | -1.77 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 2020 | -5.68 % change on previous year | +221.9% |
| 2021 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1475 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 2023 | -0.3016 % change on previous year | -304.5% |
| 2024 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -928.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in North America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1430.5% | -0.1222 % change on previous year | -1.87 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1134.0% | -0.0614 % change on previous year | 0.6345 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +928.1% | -0.3016 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -688.6% | -0.3836 % change on previous year | -3.02 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +649.8% | -0.2863 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -499.9% | 0.0153 % change on previous year | -0.0614 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.18 % change on previous year | -4.91 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4537 % change on previous year | -3.95 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.74 % change on previous year | -3.64 % change on previous year | -0.1222 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.08 % change on previous year | -5.68 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0332 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.6806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.3175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -0.5906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in North America?
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in North America was 2.5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.68 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does North America rank for number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,142.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of neonatal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of neonatal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.