Number of neonatal deaths in Euro area
Euro area: Number of neonatal deaths was 6,626 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Euro area, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Euro area stood at 6,626.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Euro area peaked at 18,701 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,603, in 2023.
Euro area ranks 42nd of 47 groups 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 in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,701 | — |
| 1991 | 17,802 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 16,964 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 15,733 | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 14,528 | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 13,681 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 13,230 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 12,675 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 12,052 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 11,581 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 11,374 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 10,872 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 10,498 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 10,170 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 9,912 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 9,552 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 9,347 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9,073 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 9,025 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8,772 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 8,612 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 8,307 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 8,110 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7,845 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 7,835 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,722 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7,725 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,509 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 7,332 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 7,161 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 6,980 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 7,048 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 6,789 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 6,603 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 6,626 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,695 | 11,581 | 18,701 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,860 | 8,772 | 11,374 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,816 | 7,161 | 8,612 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,809 | 6,603 | 7,048 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate -0.1458 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Euro area?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Euro area was 6,626 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 18,701 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,603 in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Euro area ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.