Number of neonatal deaths in Djibouti
Djibouti: Number of neonatal deaths was 662 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Djibouti, 1980–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Djibouti is 662, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Djibouti peaked at 1,172 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 662, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 763 | — |
| 1981 | 788 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 801 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 807 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 814 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 826 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 849 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 881 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 919 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 958 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 1,031 | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 1,130 | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 1,172 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1,064 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 1,074 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,036 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1,015 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1,003 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,023 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1,046 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,064 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,078 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,089 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,089 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,057 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,024 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 990 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 967 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 939 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 920 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 900 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 878 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 857 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 840 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 820 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 798 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 777 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 762 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 744 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 728 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 710 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 694 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 679 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 664 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 662 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 840.6 | 763 | 958 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,059 | 1,003 | 1,172 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,022 | 920 | 1,089 | 10 |
| 2010s | 810.4 | 728 | 900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 681.8 | 662 | 710 | 5 |
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More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Djibouti?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Djibouti was 662 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,172 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 662 in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Djibouti ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.