Number of neonatal deaths by region in Nauru
Nauru: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Nauru, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths by region in Nauru is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths by region in Nauru peaked at 10 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Nauru ranks 191st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 | — |
| 1991 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 155, 1% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Nauru?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Nauru was 1 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Nauru rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Nauru ranks 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.