Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members
OECD members: Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate was -1.19 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members stood at -1.19 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 57.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members peaked at -0.5235 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -5.92 % change on previous year, in 2002.
OECD members ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3.65 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -4.1 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1993 | -4.41 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1994 | -4.64 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1995 | -5.35 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1996 | -5.08 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1997 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1998 | -4.86 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1999 | -5.11 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2000 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2001 | -5.75 % change on previous year | +18.1% |
| 2002 | -5.92 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2003 | -5.23 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2004 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2005 | -4.34 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2006 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 2007 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2008 | -2.67 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2009 | -3.47 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 2010 | -3.67 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2011 | -3.31 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 2012 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 2013 | -2.64 % change on previous year | +35.1% |
| 2014 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 2015 | -2.39 % change on previous year | +67.3% |
| 2016 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 2017 | -1.55 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2018 | -0.5235 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 2019 | -1.64 % change on previous year | +212.9% |
| 2020 | -4.39 % change on previous year | +168.1% |
| 2021 | -3.31 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 2022 | -3.7 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 2023 | -2.78 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2024 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -212.9% | -0.5235 % change on previous year | -1.64 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -168.1% | -1.64 % change on previous year | -4.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.67 % change on previous year | -5.35 % change on previous year | -3.65 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -4.27 % change on previous year | -5.92 % change on previous year | -2.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.09 % change on previous year | -3.67 % change on previous year | -0.5235 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.07 % change on previous year | -4.39 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 15 United Kingdom 2.06 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 1.92 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Netherlands 1.81 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Finland 1.69 % change on previous year compare
- 19 South Africa 1.58 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Malaysia 1.46 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Central African Republic 1.36 % change on previous year compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members?
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in OECD members was -1.19 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5235 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.92 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does OECD members rank for number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate?
- OECD members ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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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About this data
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.